Program Note
Filmmaker RK stars as Mahboob in the latest film he is shooting. He gets an urgent call from his editor who explains that Mahboob is missing from both the rushes and the film negative. RK discovers Mahboob, who has entered the real world while running from a killer in the film and brings him home. Unaware he is just a film character, Mahboob behaves like a real person. Can RK return Mahboob to his fictional world and complete his film?
Considered the godfather of Indian independent cinema, filmmaker Rajat Kapoor (RK) has written, directed and starred in this film in which he presents a creation more perfect and effective than the Creator itself. However, the RK in the film is also a fictional character created by the real director RK. This film is an intelligent and playful simulacrum counterattack and a self-reflective take on filmmaking. (Ellen Y. D. KIM)