Abhishek Banerjee¡¯s film Stolen was recently released on Prime Video and is receiving great reviews online. People are praising both the story and the performances. By the way, did you know that Stolen is actually inspired by a true story? Here¡¯s everything you need to know about Abhishek Banerjee¡¯s film Stolen and the horrifying real-life incident that inspired it.
Inspired by the 2018 lynching of two men in Assam who were falsely accused of being child traffickers, Stolen derives its chilling urgency from the terror of real-life events.
Reports state that Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath were travelling through Assam¡¯s Karbi Anglong district when tragedy struck. Around that time, a viral WhatsApp rumour had spread fear among villagers, warning them about suspected child kidnappers in the region. Misled by this false information, the villagers suspected the two men and brutally lynched them.
According to Prime Video, the film begins with a heartbreaking incident: a baby is snatched from her mother Jhumpa¡¯s arms played by Mia Maelzer while she sleeps at a deserted railway station. What follows is a tense and relentless pursuit, as brothers Raman and Gautam played by Shubham Vardhan and Abhishek Banerjee team up with Jhumpa to search for the missing child. Set deep in India¡¯s remote hinterlands, their journey becomes increasingly perilous as hostile locals threaten their lives, turning the search into a desperate struggle for survival.
Stolen marks the powerful directorial debut of Karan Tejpal, who co-wrote the film with Gaurav Dhingra and Swapnil Salkar . Backed by executive producers Anurag Kashyap, Kiran Rao, Nikkhil Advani, and Vikramaditya Motwane, the film is produced by Gaurav Dhingra under the Jungle Book Studio banner.
The cast features Abhishek Banerjee, Harish Khanna, Mia Maelzer, Sahidur Rahaman, and Shubham Vardhan in key roles.
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