Lucknow Central is an upcoming Indian Hindi prison escape movie, directed by Ranjit Tiwari and Produced by Nikkhil Advani, under the banner of Emmay Entertainment. The film stars Farhan Akhtar in the lead role . It will be released worldwide on September 15, 2017.
The Story is set in the backdrop of a jail, with music at its core. Walls might muffle them but cages only reverberate them louder. Situated deep in the heartland of India, within the by-lanes of Lucknow is the story of a man who had something to say. Or should we say sing.
Kishen Mohan Girhotra (Farhan Akhtar) is a young man who belongs to Moradabad, a city in Uttar Pradesh. One fateful day, Kishen gets accused of murder which lands him in Lucknow Central Jail where he's awaiting his High Court trial for a death penalty. Meanwhile, a diligent NGO worker Gayatri Kashyap( Diana Penty), is compelled to form a Band in Prisoners for the band competition which is to be held in the dreaded jail of 'Lucknow Central'that year and this is how Kishen's and her paths cross. Kishen befriends four other inmates, namely Dikkat Ansari, Victor Chattopahdyay, Purushottam Pandit, Parminder Trehan and Convinces them to join the band.
The dramatic narrative of Lucknow Central portrays how Kishen's life progresses in jail and how music becomes an intricate part of not only his journey, but the rest of the band's as well.
