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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.3 / 100
2017·Action / Drama / Music·2h 13m

LUCKNOW CENTRAL

After being accused of murder and awaiting his death penalty, Kishen Mohan Girhotra is compelled by NGO worker Gayatri Kashyap to form a musical band of prisoners to compete at band competition held at the dreaded jail of ‘Lucknow Central’. Kishen befriends and convinces a talented bunch of criminals to form a band that provides them with a purpose and a new lease of life.

Above the Line
Ranjit Tewari·DirectorAseem Arora·ScreenplayRanjit Tiwari·StoryTushar Kanti Ray·Director of PhotographyRochak Kohli·Original Music ComposerCharu Shree Roy·Editor
Cast
Farhan Akhtar·Kishan Mohan GirhotraDiana Penty·Gayatri KashyapDeepak Dobriyal·Victor ChattopadhyayGippy Grewal·Parminder Singh Gill aka PaliRajesh Sharma·Purushottam Madan PanditInaamulhaq·Dikkat AnsariRonit Roy·Jailer Raja ShrivastavaRavi Kishan·CM Pawan Singh ChaturvediVeerendra Saxena·IGManav Vij·Tilakdhari
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 1
Ranjit Tiwari·Director
Writing· 4
Aseem Arora·ScreenplayRanjit Tiwari·StoryAseem Arora·StoryAseem Arora·Dialogue
Camera· 1
Tushar Kanti Ray·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Charu Shree Roy·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Rochak Kohli·Original Music ComposerTanishk Bagchi·Original Music ComposerManoj Sikka·Sound DesignerArjuna Harjai·Additional SoundtrackRaftaar·Playback Singer
Art & Design· 3
Amit Ray·Production DesignSubrata Chakraborty·Production DesignSheetal Sharma·Costume Designer
Production· 9
Nikkhil Advani·ProducerAjit Andhare·ProducerMadhu Bhojwani·ProducerRameshchandra Yadav·Executive ProducerMonisha Advani·ProducerSatish Poddar·Line ProducerHemraj Dogra·Line ProducerKaran Joshi·Supervising ProducerVicky Sidana·Casting Director
Other Departments· 5
Caesar Gonsalves·ChoreographerMohd Amin Khatib·Stunt CoordinatorRavi Padda·Visual EffectsBinny Padda·Visual EffectsBosco Martis·Choreographer
By the Numbers
72.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Lucknow Central's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#4A423C
#807265
#26211E
Mood
Serious, Intense
Composition
Centered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a central figure, a man with short dark hair and a serious expression, holding a framed chalkboard that reads "LUCKNOW CENTRAL" in lar”

Key Elements
ChalkboardTurbanGlasses
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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