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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Island City<br />
| image = Island City (2015 film).jpg<br />
| director = Ruchika Oberoi<br />
| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] <br />
| writer = Ruchika Oberoi<br />
| starring = [[Vinay Pathak]], [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]], [[Amruta Subhash]], [[Chandan Roy Sanyal]], [[Uttara Baokar]], [[Ashwin Mushran]], [[Daisy khatri]]<br />
| music = Sagar Desai <br />
| cinematography = Sylvester Fonseca <br />
| editing =Hemanti Sarkar <br />
| distributor =[[Drishyam Films]] <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|09|02|Venice Film Festival|2016|09|02}}<br />
| runtime = 111 minutes<br />
| country = India <br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Island City''''' is a 2015 Indian [[drama film]] written and directed by Ruchika Oberoi.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Suanshu Khurana|title=Ruchika Oberoi's 'Island City' is about Mumbai of emptiness and alienation |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/the-sum-of-its-parts/|accessdate=27 April 2016|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=16 September 2015}}</ref> It was screened in the Venice Days section at the [[72nd Venice International Film Festival]], where Oberoi won the FEDORA prize for the Best Young Director.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gautaman Bhaskaran|title=Ruchika Oberoi's Island City wins prize at Venice|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/ruchika-oberoi-s-island-city-wins-prize-at-venice/story-WQgXVOTx6d8uWcAx87gaeN.html|accessdate=27 April 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=13 September 2015}}</ref> It was released in India on 2 September 2016.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Suyash Chaturvedi <br />
* [[Tannishtha Chatterjee|Tannishta Chatterjee]] as Aarti <br />
* [[Amruta Subhash]] as Sarita Joshi <br />
* [[Chandan Roy Sanyal]] as Jignesh <br />
* [[Samir Kochhar]] as Purshottam <br />
* [[Ashwin Mushran]] as CEO Ajay Sharma <br />
* [[Sana Amin Sheikh]] as Vaidehi <br />
* [[Uttara Baokar]] as Ajji<br />
* [[Daisy khatri]]<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
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=== Critical reception ===<br />
Devarsi Ghosh of ''[[India Today]]'' called it "a very well-made, confident film that fearlessly eschews Bollywoodisms and just exists in its distinctive rhythm; never for a second, feeling the need to shock and impress the audience".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/island-city-movie-review-vinay-pathak-ruchika-oberoi-amruta-subhash/1/755819.html|title=Island City movie review: An uncompromising, darkly comic film|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of ''[[NDTV]]'' gave it a rating of 4 stars out of 5, calling it "absolutely unmissable", also adding "laced with sly wit and captivating storytelling feints, Island City touches heights that Hindi films do only once in a blue moon".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/island-city-movie-review-1311|title=Island City Movie Review - NDTV Movies|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref><br />
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Calling it a "stellar debut film", Sarit Ray of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave it four stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/island-city-review-by-sarit-ray-step-inside-the-matrix/story-PRvKLzYkUA0HTRnFtyUTvI.html|title=Island city review by Sarit Ray: Step inside the Matrix|date=2016-09-02|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref> Kunal Guha of ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]'' rated it 3.5 stars, adding "''Island City'' is a compelling watch".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/movie-review/Movie-Review-Island-City/articleshow/53969058.cms|title=Movie Review: Island City - Mumbai Mirror -|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref><br />
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Renuka Vyavahare of [[The Times of India]] declared "... this one deserves to be watched for its riveting take on love, longing and loneliness" while rating it 3.5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Island-City/movie-review/53950107.cms|title=Island City Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|4916048}}<br />
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[[Category:2015 films]]<br />
[[Category:2015 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]<br />
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