Bollywood films that are 'time' bound

If a typical song has to end within four minutes and a Bollywood saga has to cross two hours no matter what imagine the motivation behind films that are packaged in such a tight manner that the story spans over a day or a night or a week Pace becomes the mantra in such cases And itrsquos worth noting that Hindi cinema has no dearth of examples where chronology is the key factor For instance Dimple Kapadiarsquos upcoming What The Fish covers a monthlong timeframe Similarly other films have experimented with different time structure in the recent past Ek Chalis Ki Last Local 2007 Director Sanjay Khanduri Hourglass A fitting tribute to latenight Mumbai through the eyes of two individuals who happen to miss the last available local train Initially they donrsquot know each other but the night makes sure they do by the time the end credits roll Falling in the line of cinema where not a single scene is worth missing this crime comedy was indeed timeless Bheja Fry 2007 Director Sagar Ballary Hourglass One long night Many eccentric characters A rather perfect mix of unique players and circumstances This experimental comedy introduces new shades of humour via actors who have more to do with offbeat cinema than mainstream films Rajat Kapoor Vinay Pathak Sarika Ranvir Shorey Milind Soman and Bhairavi Goswami A Wednesday 2008 Director Neeraj Pandey Hourglass One of the best thrillers to ever come out of the industry this film covers a dayrsquos story narrated by Anupam Kherrsquos cautious police commissioner in flashbacks while focusing on Naseeruddin Shahrsquos heroic aam aadmi With a runtime of 103 minutes the captivating songless script couldnrsquot possibly have been tauter Aamir 2008 Director Raj Kumar Gupta Hourglass Coming back to Mumbai proves costly too costly perhaps to the gullible protagonist in this stunning film His story begins during the early part of the day and concludes by evening when he has to take matters into his own hands quite literally The talented Rajeev Khandelwal hasnrsquot worked in a faster film No not even Shaitan comes close Ragini MMS 2011 Director Pawan Kripalani Hourglass A loveydovey couple decides to venture into an inhabited location for a weekend and are surprised by one incident after another While this sleeper horrorthriller had its base in the hugely popular Paranormal Activity the story takes place over a fearfilled night as everything from desi spirits to spooky elements keep you on the edge of your seat Delhi Belly 2011 Director Abhinay Deo Hourglass Though all the lead characters in this fun black comedy appear innocent the situation they find themselves in far more dangerous to say the least Needless to add powerful manipulators are involved who neither miss deadlines nor forgive those who miss theirs And the lsquopackagersquo has to be delivered within the set time period Mere Dad Ki Maruti 2013 Director Ashima Chibber Hourglass A careless son misplaces his car at night and then spends the next day trying to somehow find it back Or dare to face his temperamental father who is much attached to the lost fourwheeler in question And oh the troubled protagonistrsquos sister is getting married so he canrsquot afford to overlook the shaadirelated functions as well Shootout At Wadala 2013 Director Sanajay Gupta Hourglass Based on the firstever registered encounter by Mumbai Police this crime thriller is primarily a daylong series of flashbacks narrated by John Abrahamrsquos wounded Manya Surve about how a lawabiding citizen turned into a dread gangster By the end of it somebody has to die and no prize for guessing who that was Horror Story 2013 Director Vikram Bhatt Hourglass The title of the film speaks for itself it canrsquot stretch over a month or a year Now can it Only one intriguing night is enough for a group of seven youngsters to station in an allegedly haunted hotel to mark the farewell of one of them who is going abroad A weird idea to begin with yes but then what precisely were you expecting from horror genre Blast from the past Last century too had seen Hindi films that was set against an almost realtime screenplayhellip gtgt Known more for his acting prowess Sunil Dutt produced and directed Yaadein 1964 a twohour long soliloquy showcasing him and nobody else gtgt Ittefaq 1969 follows a crazy night during which Rajesh Khanna stumbles upon Nanda and a dead body in her house gtgt The jury drama Ek Ruka Hua Faisla 1986 begins and ends in a room And in a dayrsquos time gtgt An official remake of a Tamil film Woh 7 Din 1983 revolves around a nuptial night featuring a bride who married against her wish gtgt Kaun 1999 one of the finest Hindi thrillers introduces us an evening that transforms into a horrible memory for the protagonist gtgt Sudhir Mishra once used to make fabulous movies Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin 1996 being one of them even if the entire plot had to take place through a single night