Film shot on a single camera in a single shot of 137 minutes to be sent to Guinness Book of World Records soon.
A Hindi movie that has been shot on a single camera in a single shot of 137 minutes will soon be sent for consideration in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Six Hours With Terrorists was filmed recently in the presence of officials from the Limca Book of World Records who have authenticated the project.
“We have broken all existing records by wrapping up our movie in just a single take of 2 hours and 17 minutes,” said Karan Kashyap, the director. The makers now have plans to enter the movie in the Guinness Book. “It is a great achievement and we hope that the film gets international recognition,” said Arun Deodhar, producer of the film.
Earlier, Russian historical drama Russian Ark (2002) was filmed in a 96-minute sequence shot while Colombian movie PVC 1 (2007) was filmed in one continuous take of 84 minutes.
A Hindi television show CID had also made a single shot episode of 111 minutes.
Kashyap said that it was not easy trying to break records. In the beginning, he could not find producers who took him seriously. After running from one production house to the other, the budding director managed to convince Deodhar to produce the film.
“It took a lot of hard work and planning to make this film,” Deodhar said. The 40-member strong cast and crew was rehearsing for nearly two months before the film was shot at a bungalow in Vasai. “We were literally cut off from the world during this time. There was a rigorous acting workshop of 54 days for the cast before we started rehearsing on location,” Kashyap said. He added that cinematographer Vishal Singh has done a good job.
The film tells the story of a man held hostage by terrorists. The filmmakers said that it combines thrills and dark humour to chronicle the plight of the protagonist. Several references including that of costumes, mannerisms and incidents have been borrowed from the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.
However, the makers are quick to add that the film is not a documentary but “an entertaining mainstream film with an unusual subject and treatment”. The cast comprises mostly of theatre actors making their big screen debut. The film is based on Kashyap’s play Naya Raasta. “I thought that when one can give a single take on stage, why not try it in cinema,” he said.
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