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	==Production==		==Production==
	Anurag Kashyap got an opportunity to direct Last Train to Mahakali in a moment of disenchantment. Producer duo Manish Tiwari and Saket Bahl were looking to produce quality content with potential talents in different capacities. Anurag Kashyap who showed both the potential and desire to debut as a director, discussed a few stories with the producers. After a lot of deliberation, the story of 'Last Train to Mahakali ' was finalized among them. Manish Tiwari, Saket Bahl and Anurag Kashyap narrated the script to Star Plus. The channel liked the script but they were skeptical about the final product and they said that they would give their final decision only after the film is completed. Despite the risk involved in this process, the producers Manish Tiwari and Saket Bahl went ahead with the production by having a strong conviction on the script and Anurag Kashyap's abilities as a director. This film had not only introduced the talented and successful director Anurag Kashyap but also successfully introduced few more distinctive talents to the ~~hindi~~ film industry such as Cinematographer Natarajan Subramanyam and Production Designer Wasiq Khan. Star Plus saw the final product and happily agreed to screen it on the channel as a part of the series – Star Bestsellers – which showcased the work of young and upcoming producers, writers and directors.		Anurag Kashyap got an opportunity to direct Last Train to Mahakali in a moment of disenchantment. Producer duo Manish Tiwari and Saket Bahl were looking to produce quality content with potential talents in different capacities. Anurag Kashyap who showed both the potential and desire to debut as a director, discussed a few stories with the producers. After a lot of deliberation, the story of 'Last Train to Mahakali ' was finalized among them. Manish Tiwari, Saket Bahl and Anurag Kashyap narrated the script to Star Plus. The channel liked the script but they were skeptical about the final product and they said that they would give their final decision only after the film is completed. Despite the risk involved in this process, the producers Manish Tiwari and Saket Bahl went ahead with the production by having a strong conviction on the script and Anurag Kashyap's abilities as a director. This film had not only introduced the talented and successful director Anurag Kashyap but also successfully introduced few more distinctive talents to the Hindi film industry such as Cinematographer Natarajan Subramanyam and Production Designer Wasiq Khan. Star Plus saw the final product and happily agreed to screen it on the channel as a part of the series – Star Bestsellers – which showcased the work of young and upcoming producers, writers and directors.

	Kashyap contacted cinematographer Natarajan (Natty); he had liked Natty's work in the music videos of the band Euphoria. Producers flew Natty from Delhi to shoot the film and gathered the entire passionate and creative crew to match up with the vision of Anurag Kashyap and the conviction of Manish Tiwari - Saket Bahl. They shot the entire film in over four days. The shooting inside a train was done using a DV camera that Kashyap borrowed from a friend who was working as a producer at MTV, after promising him a role in the film.[3]		Kashyap contacted cinematographer Natarajan (Natty); he had liked Natty's work in the music videos of the band Euphoria. Producers flew Natty from Delhi to shoot the film and gathered the entire passionate and creative crew to match up with the vision of Anurag Kashyap and the conviction of Manish Tiwari - Saket Bahl. They shot the entire film in over four days. The shooting inside a train was done using a DV camera that Kashyap borrowed from a friend who was working as a producer at MTV, after promising him a role in the film.[3]

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	'''''Last Train to Mahakali''''' is a 1999 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Anurag Kashyap]]. It was made for the [[Star Plus]] television series [[Star Bestsellers]] and was first telecast in 1999. The film won the [[Star Screen Award Special Jury Award\|Special Jury Award]] at the 8th Annual [[Star Screen Awards]].<ref name="screen">[http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award99.html 8th Annual Asian Paints STAR SCREEN Weekly Awards] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624142340/http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award99.html \|date=24 June 2009 }}</ref> In 2005, the film was one of the four short films screened at an event organized by ''Films Anonymous'' at Hyderabad.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212150856/http://hindu.com/mp/2005/06/11/stories/2005061101240100.htm Short films show]</ref>		'''''Last Train to Mahakali''''' is a 1999 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Anurag Kashyap]], produced by Manish Tiwari and Saket Bahl. It was made for the [[Star Plus]] television series [[Star Bestsellers]] and was first telecast in 1999. The film won the [[Star Screen Award Special Jury Award\|Special Jury Award]] at the 8th Annual [[Star Screen Awards]].<ref name="screen">[http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award99.html 8th Annual Asian Paints STAR SCREEN Weekly Awards] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624142340/http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award99.html \|date=24 June 2009 }}</ref> In 2005, the film was one of the four short films screened at an event organized by ''Films Anonymous'' at Hyderabad.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212150856/http://hindu.com/mp/2005/06/11/stories/2005061101240100.htm Short films show]</ref>

	The film tells the story of a doctor on [[death row]] who claims to have discovered a permanent cure for any virus-based disease and stars [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]].		The film tells the story of a doctor on [[death row]] who claims to have discovered a permanent cure for any virus-based disease and stars [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]].

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	Anurag Kashyap ~~made ''Last~~ Train to ~~Mahakali'' in~~ a moment of disenchantment. Kashyap~~'s brother – Abhinav – was doing~~ a ~~television show and he used Kashyap~~'~~s name~~ to ~~promote it~~. ~~He advised~~ Kashyap to ~~contact television channel [[~~Star Plus]] and ~~ask them for work~~. ~~Kashyap followed~~ the ~~advice~~ and ~~narrated~~ a ~~story to~~ the ~~channel~~.~~<ref name="pahli-seedi">[http://chavannichap.blogspot.com/2008/11/0-1993-0-0-0-1993-0-1995-0-0-0-0-0-0.html The 'Pahli Seedi'~~ Anurag Kashyap ~~interview] Excerpts from an interview (in Hindi) conducted by Pravesh Bhardwaj~~ and ~~Ajay Brahmatmaj</ref> Those days (1999) ''~~Plus~~'' was doing~~ a series ~~– [[Star Bestsellers]] –~~ which showcased the work of young-and-upcoming writers and directors. Kashyap was a brand because he had written the scripts for three [[Ramgopal Varma]] films including the blockbuster [[Satya (1998 film)\|Satya]]. So they agreed immediately to the idea. Kashyap was to make a short film for ''Bestsellers''.		Anurag Kashyap got an opportunity to direct Last Train to Mahakali in a moment of disenchantment. Producer duo Manish Tiwari and Saket Bahl were looking to produce quality content with potential talents in different capacities. Anurag Kashyap who showed both the potential and desire to debut as a director, discussed a few stories with the producers. After a lot of deliberation, the story of 'Last Train to Mahakali ' was finalized among them. Manish Tiwari, Saket Bahl and Anurag Kashyap narrated the script to Star Plus. The channel liked the script but they were skeptical about the final product and they said that they would give their final decision only after the film is completed. Despite the risk involved in this process, the producers Manish Tiwari and Saket Bahl went ahead with the production by having a strong conviction on the script and Anurag Kashyap's abilities as a director. This film had not only introduced the talented and successful director Anurag Kashyap but also successfully introduced few more distinctive talents to the hindi film industry such as Cinematographer Natarajan Subramanyam and Production Designer Wasiq Khan. Star Plus saw the final product and happily agreed to screen it on the channel as a part of the series – Star Bestsellers – which showcased the work of young and upcoming producers, writers and directors.

	Kashyap contacted cinematographer Natarajan (Natty); he had liked Natty's work in the music videos of ~~band [[Euphoria (Indian band)\|Euphoria]]~~. ~~And they~~ shot the entire film over ~~a period of three-~~four days. The shooting inside a train was done using ~~a [[DV]] camera~~ that Kashyap borrowed from a friend who was working as a producer ~~at [[MTV]]~~, after promising him a role in the film.~~<ref name="pahli-seedi" />~~		Kashyap contacted cinematographer Natarajan (Natty); he had liked Natty's work in the music videos of the band Euphoria. Producers flew Natty from Delhi to shoot the film and gathered the entire passionate and creative crew to match up with the vision of Anurag Kashyap and the conviction of Manish Tiwari - Saket Bahl. They shot the entire film in over four days. The shooting inside a train was done using a DV camera that Kashyap borrowed from a friend who was working as a producer at MTV, after promising him a role in the film.[3]

	==Reception==		==Reception==

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{{Infobox film
| director = [[Anurag Kashyap]]
| producer = Manish Tiwari
| writer = Anurag Kashyap
| starring = [[Kay Kay Menon]]<br />[[Nivedita Bhattacharya]]<br />[[Vijay Maurya]]<br />Lovleen Mishra<br />[[Shrivallabh Vyas]]
| editing = [[Aarti Bajaj]]
| cinematography = [[Natarajan Subramaniam]] ("Natty")
| music = Shaarang Dev
| released = 1999
| country = India
| runtime = 45 min.
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = [[Indian rupee|INR]] 200,000
}}

'''''Last Train to Mahakali''''' is a 1999 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Anurag Kashyap]]. It was made for the [[Star Plus]] television series [[Star Bestsellers]] and was first telecast in 1999. The film won the [[Star Screen Award Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award]] at the 8th Annual [[Star Screen Awards]].<ref name="screen">[http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award99.html 8th Annual Asian Paints STAR SCREEN Weekly Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624142340/http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award99.html |date=24 June 2009 }}</ref> In 2005, the film was one of the four short films screened at an event organized by ''Films Anonymous'' at Hyderabad.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212150856/http://hindu.com/mp/2005/06/11/stories/2005061101240100.htm Short films show]</ref>

The film tells the story of a doctor on [[death row]] who claims to have discovered a permanent cure for any virus-based disease and stars [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]].

==Production==
Anurag Kashyap made ''Last Train to Mahakali'' in a moment of disenchantment. Kashyap's brother – Abhinav – was doing a television show and he used Kashyap's name to promote it. He advised Kashyap to contact television channel [[Star Plus]] and ask them for work. Kashyap followed the advice and narrated a story to the channel.<ref name="pahli-seedi">[http://chavannichap.blogspot.com/2008/11/0-1993-0-0-0-1993-0-1995-0-0-0-0-0-0.html The 'Pahli Seedi' Anurag Kashyap interview] Excerpts from an interview (in Hindi) conducted by Pravesh Bhardwaj and Ajay Brahmatmaj</ref> Those days (1999) ''Plus'' was doing a series – [[Star Bestsellers]] – which showcased the work of young-and-upcoming writers and directors. Kashyap was a brand because he had written the scripts for three [[Ramgopal Varma]] films including the blockbuster [[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]. So they agreed immediately to the idea. Kashyap was to make a short film for ''Bestsellers''.

Kashyap contacted cinematographer Natarajan (Natty); he had liked Natty's work in the music videos of band [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]]. And they shot the entire film over a period of three-four days. The shooting inside a train was done using a [[DV]] camera that Kashyap borrowed from a friend who was working as a producer at [[MTV]], after promising him a role in the film.<ref name="pahli-seedi" />

==Reception==
The film was aired on ''Star Plus'' and was well received by the audience; the shooting style, more than the story, was appreciated.<ref name="pahli-seedi" /> It won the [[Star Screen Award Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award]] at the 8th Annual [[Star Screen Awards]].<ref name="screen"/>

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