Synopsis
Directed by award winning cinematographer Santosh Sivan(Roha, Indira). < THE TERRORIST >was inspired by the events surrounding the assassination of Indian prime minister Rajiv Ghandi. The film focuses on the making of a suicide bomber marching toward the end of her life. Malli (Ayesh Dharkar) has spent most of her nineteen years in revolutionary training. A hardened killer, she interview for and wins the coveted bomber position. However, the path to the VIP’s assassination allows her to contemplate her won emotions for the first time. Those she meets affect her in a new way; in meditation she reflects on a moment of true love; ultimately contemplating her future, she is caught in a pshchological divide.