Newton
Part of the World Perspectives Strand
Amit V Masurkar
PG
104 mins
2017
India
Hindi
Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil, Raghubir Yadav
Director of Photography: Swapnil S Sonawane
Editor: Shweta Venkat Mathew
Produced by: Manish Mundra
Music: Naren Chandavarkar, Benedict Taylor
Screenplay by: Amit V Masurkar, Mayank Tewari
Production Designer: Angelica Monica Bhowmick
Sound Production: Niraj Gera
Director Bio
Amit V Masurkar
Director Bio
Mumbai-based Amit V Masurkar has written for sketch comedy shows and Bollywood films. His directorial debut, the uber low-budget comedy, Sulemani Keeda (2014, India-USA) was an indie sleeper hit. Newton is his second film.
This wonderfully funny and astute film finds humour in one well-meaning official’s attempt to uphold the election process in a remote village in India. Newton (Rajkummar Rao) is sent to the jungle of Chhattisgarh, and, with army protection, plans to collect a mere 76 votes from oppressed indigenous locals, though the leader of his military escort is less than enthusiastic about the mission. As his work becomes more and more farcical, Newton continues to try to follow regulations at all times in an attempt to fulfil his job.