ENCOUNTER THE KILLING   (RELEASE 2002)

Sr. Inspector Sam Bharucha ( Naseeruddin Shah) is an honest Police Officer in the Crime Branch, Mumbai Police, carrying out his duties diligently. He believes in reforming people instead of condemning and punishing them.

The film commences with the story of four college going boys in their teens who have resorted to the profession of sharp shooters for easy money. They kill Ramanna, a hotel owner and flee to Shrivardhan. One of their colleagues, Martin, is suspected of being involved in anti-social activities by his parents after they chance upon a huge amount of money and a revolver in his bag. When they confront him, Martin confesses and they immediately hand him over to the police. Inspector Bharucha decides to nab the three others at Shrivardhan where they have gone into hiding.

Inspector Bharucha reaches Shrivardhan and instructs his team to arrest all of them.

The three boys try to escape and a shoot out takes place in which Sonal and Nana get gunned down by the police sqad while Lallya is shot by Inspector Bharucha himself.

Inspector Bharucha has never ever killed any one in his long career as a cop… and the realization that he has actually killed someone, torments him. His guilt becomes worse when he realizes that Lallya was on the verge of surrendering himself shortly before Bharucha’s gun got him!

The bodies of the other two sharp shooters are claimed by their parents and guardians while Lallya’s body remains unclaimed.

Bharucha feels that Laliya could be from a good family and that his relatives and parents should have the privilege of performing his last rites. He along with his assistants and Kiran Jayawant ( Tara Deshpande), a news reporter from a television channel, try to locate Lallya’s parents.

Punappa Avadhe (Dilip Prabhawalkar) who owns a liquor den is an old timer from the underworld. He takes the police department and Inspector Bharucha for a ride by claiming that he knows Lallya’s family and will helpBharucha find them.

Does Punappa really know Lallya’s parents? Or is he fooling the Inspector and his team?

During his search of Lallya’s parents Bharucha gets a very different perspective of this strata of the society. The various questions that arise in his mind and perhaps their answers… are mirrored in

ENCOUNTER… THE KILLING

WRITTEN, PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY  :  AJAY PHANSEKAR
MUSIC: AMAR MOHILE

Nominated for best film for SCREEN 2003 AWARDS.
Best actor in a supporting role- DILIP PRABHAWALKAR
Best Dialogues- AJAY PHANSEKAR