Title: Hotel Salvation
Original Title: Mukti Bhawan
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: India
- Language: Hindi
- Length: 102 Minutes (1 hour 42 min)
- Genre: Comedy Drama
- Distributor: Karma Films
- Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)
Release Dates
- UK: August 25 2017
Plot
Dayanand Kumar (Lalit Behl) is a 77-year-old man who decides to spend his last days in the holy city of Varanasi, after a sinister dream warns him that he was going to die. Daya starts a trip with his son, Rajiv (Adil Hussain), to reach salvation that awaits in the Hotel Mukti Bhawan, where he expects to live the last moments of his life. But, as the days go by, the father does not pass away, and the stay at the hotel becomes impossible. Then, Rajiv is obliged to come back home to deal with his responsibilities, while his father is delighted with his new home. The relationship between father and son will be tested in this film full of comic touches. Shubhashish Bhutiani, responsible for 'Kush', writes and helms this movie.
Cast
Director:
Rajiv
Sunita
Daya
Vimla
Mishraji
Videos
'Hotel Salvación' VOSE Trailer
August 7 2018
February 28 2018
Photos
Trivia
First film
This is the first feature film directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani, who previously tried directing 'The Star' and 'Kush' shorts.
Varanasi, city of salvation
In Indian tradition, the city of Varanasi is the only place where one can achieve true salvation. If a person dies in Varanasi, he will not be reborn, but will get freedom from the circle of life and death. When director visited the city for the first time, he was inspired to create the story of 'Hotel Salvation'.
Influences
Among the films cited by director Shubhashish Bhutiani as influences in his work on 'Hotel Salvation', we find 'In the Mood for Love' or 'Tokyo Story'.
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