Issaq
Starring: Prateik Babbar, Amyra Dastur, Ravi Kissen, Rajeshwari Sachdev
In this Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet directed by Manish Tiwary, we see the story transposed to Varanasi and its neigbouring areas that are witness to violence unleashed by sand mafia controlled by urban elite and equally violent retaliation by Naxalites.
The mafia is run by two influential Varanasi families — Kashyaps and Mishras, who are at loggerheads with each other. Kashyap has an 18-year-old daughter Bachchi (Amyra Dastur) and Mishra a son Rahul (Prateik). Things change when the Rahul falls in love with Bachchi. Disregarding the consequences, the young lovers choose go ahead with the dictats of their hearts. What follows is a high octane action-filled drama. The movie is a commentary on the meaning of love in contemporary India.