Mumbai, 1991. A quiet afternoon turned into six hours of relentless gunfire as the police and underworld clashed in the heart of Lokhandwala. Apoorva Lakhia’s Shootout at Lokhandwala captures this real-life encounter in all its chaos, raising questions that still haunt us: Was it justice, or just revenge?
In this episode of The Watchlist with Jyotika, we dive into one of Bollywood’s most hard-hitting gangster dramas. From Vivek Oberoi’s menacing turn as Maya Dolas to Sanjay Dutt’s steely ATS chief, to the way the film blurred lines between cops and criminals, media and spectacle — this is a story where every bullet carried a dilemma.
Expect behind-the-scenes trivia, the controversies that shook the film, and why Shootout at Lokhandwala remains one of the finest underworld films in Indian cinema.
Because sometimes, real life is more cinematic than the movies.