Return Ticket(2024)
Kunal endeavours indefatigably to win his mother's endearment but is stunned to know that he is a byproduct of a gang rape and he resembles one of the assailants. Now spruced up to take revenge against the savages who are now bigtime officials who remain assured that having no traces of a crime of yore can never stop them.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 5 June 2024
- Director
- Nisant
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
A man tries to win his mother's affection. He is shocked to learn he was born from a gang rape and looks like one of the attackers. He now seeks revenge against the rapists, who have become powerful officials and believe their old crime can never catch up to them.
“A son's love turns to vengeance.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Return Ticket
Cast reunions in this film: Arbaaz Khan & Mugdha Godse (2 films together), and Arbaaz Khan & Vikram Gokhale (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Nisant is a former assistant director who worked on several major Bollywood projects before making his debut with this movie.
- The title 'Return Ticket' metaphorically refers to the protagonist's journey back to confront the past that shaped his life.
- This is one of the few mainstream Hindi films to directly center its plot on the long-term psychological impact of a gang rape on a child born from the assault.
- The production faced challenges filming in real locations meant to depict both gritty urban settings and upscale official environments.
- A minor subplot involving a railway station clerk, who provides a crucial clue, is a nod to classic Indian thriller cinema of the 1970s.
- The actor playing the adult Kunal reportedly underwent a physical transformation to appear more intimidating for the revenge sequences.
- The film's climax was shot over 12 nights in a specially constructed set designed to resemble an abandoned government building.