Shoot on Sight
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Shoot on Sight is a 2007
film directed by Jag Mundhra
and produced by Aron Govil. The film was marketed and distributed globally by Aron Govil Productions Inc. The cast includes Brian Cox, Sadie Frost
, Naseeruddin Shah
and Om Puri
.
), a Muslim police commander of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt down suspected suicide-bombers
against the backdrop of the 7 July bombings in London. Ali's task becomes more complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by armed police on the Underground
. Ali, a Lahore-born British citizen married to an English woman with two children, is himself distrusted by his colleagues, despite his long service in the Metropolitan Police.
, the police "shoot-to-kill" policy applied to suspected suicide-bombers after the 7 July 2005 London bombings
. The shooting of the innocent Muslim in the Underground is based on an actual event, the shooting of an innocent Brazilian on 22 July 2005 whom police thought to be a Muslim terrorist about to detonate a suicide bomb.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
film directed by Jag Mundhra
Jag Mundhra
Jagmohan "Jag" Mundhra was an Indian filmmaker best known for his early career as an American exploitation film writer-director and his later career as maker of such issue-oriented films as Bawandar and Provoked.-Early life:Mundhra was born at Nagpur, and grew up in a Marwari locality in Calcutta,...
and produced by Aron Govil. The film was marketed and distributed globally by Aron Govil Productions Inc. The cast includes Brian Cox, Sadie Frost
Sadie Frost
Sadie Frost is an English actress, who currently runs fashion label Frost French and has designed the kitchens for a new development in the East End of London.-Biography:Frost was born Sadie Liza Vaughan in London...
, Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
and Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
.
Plot
Tariq Ali (played by Naseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
), a Muslim police commander of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt down suspected suicide-bombers
Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :...
against the backdrop of the 7 July bombings in London. Ali's task becomes more complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by armed police on the Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
. Ali, a Lahore-born British citizen married to an English woman with two children, is himself distrusted by his colleagues, despite his long service in the Metropolitan Police.
Production
Shoot on Sight is a story based on Operation KratosOperation Kratos
Operation Kratos referred to tactics developed by London's Metropolitan Police Service for dealing with suspected suicide bombers, most notably firing shots to the head without warning....
, the police "shoot-to-kill" policy applied to suspected suicide-bombers after the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
. The shooting of the innocent Muslim in the Underground is based on an actual event, the shooting of an innocent Brazilian on 22 July 2005 whom police thought to be a Muslim terrorist about to detonate a suicide bomb.
External links
- http://www.shootonsightthemovie.com Shoot on Sight (2007)
- http://www.newsblaze.com/story/20080926061456mill.nb/topstory.html
- http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/shoot-sight-wins-audiences-/story.aspx?guid=%7B10F232AA-3243-4140-AABA-B4C4B0F83BE8%7D
- http://www.movies.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/movies/26shoo.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QFIV95rFcU&feature=related
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ5QMgX1Otc&feature=related
- http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Indian_film_Shoot_On_Sight_banned_in_Pakistan/articleshow/3516598.cms
- http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2008/10/shoot-on-sight-review.html
- http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-review/6945/shoot-on-sight.html
- http://www.revver.com/video/1247121/shoot-on-sight/
- http://www.iefilmi.com/content/shoot-sight-100-screens-uk-august-22
- http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/features/880091/a-film-that-shows-how-gutless-britain-has-become.thtml
- http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS187406+07-Aug-2008+BW20080807
- http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/5448/movie-preview-shoot-on-sight-2007.html
- http://www.arongovil.com/2008/sos_news.php
- http://www.thisismyindia.com/entertainment/film-reviews/shoot-on-sight.html