''Lost'' is a 2023 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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and produced by

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along with Namah Pictures. The film stars

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in the lead with

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Rahul Khanna Rahul Khanna (born 20 June 1972) is an Indian actor, VJ and writer who works in Bollywood. He is the older son of actor turned politician Vinod Khanna and the older brother of Akshaye Khanna. Early life and background Khanna was born and rai ...

Neil Bhoopalam Neil Bhoopalam is an Indian television, stage, and film actor. He is known for his roles in films such as ''No One Killed Jessica'', ''Shaitan'', '' NH10'', ''Lust Stories'', ''Ungli'' and the Indian TV series '' 24''. Career Bhoopalam start ...

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. Honeyy Jain &

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stars as in supporting roles. The film was released on February 16, 2023, on

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. The film had its world premiere at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival on September 22, 2022. It had its Asian premiere at the

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, Goa.

Plot

Inspired by true events, Lost charts the story of a young woman crime reporter who is working on a story of sudden disappearance of a young theatre activist. The layered story aims to represent the idea of lost values and integrity.

Cast

as Vidhi Sahani *

as Nanu *

as Ranjan Varman *

as Jeet *

as Ankita Chauhan *

as Ishan Bharti * Akshay Kapoor as Aman Yadav * Honeyy Jain as Namita

Production

The shoot of the film started soon in July 2021 in

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. The shoots were wrapped by end of August 2021.

Film Festivals

Lost received a standing ovation at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival, where it premiered. Subsequently, it was selected as the closing film of Atlanta Indian Film Festival.

Critical reception

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'' in its review states, "The real hero of Lost is the city of Kolkata. It has never looked more vibrant and mysterious in any Hindi films since Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani." Rating it 3 out of 5, ''

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'' commented, "Lost might not be your easy breezy watch for the weekend, but it sure would make you think.' ''

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'' called Lost an "ode to 'lost' art of investigative journalism."

Music

The music for the film composed by

Shantanu Moitra Shantanu Moitra (born 22 January 1968) is an Indian score composer, musician and pianist who has composed songs for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his scores in the films '' Parineeta'' (2005), ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (200 ...

. Lyrics are written by Swanand Kirkire.

References

External links

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