Bhopal Express (1999) With English Subtitle Naseeruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon, Nethra Raghuraman

Director:Mahesh Mathai
Producer:Deepak Nayyar, Philip von Alvensleben
Music:Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Main Cast:Naseeruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon, Nethra Raghuraman, Zeenat Aman.
Genre:Social

Synopsis:The disastrous leak of poison gas from a Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal, India, which claimed the lives of 16,000 people, sets the stage for this drama. In 1984, Verma (Kay Kay) is an aspiring poet whose new bride Tara (Nethra Raghuraman) is eager to start a family. In order to build up a nest egg, Verma puts his writing on hold and takes a job as a supervisor at the Union Carbide plant. His friend Bashir (Naseeruddin Shah) warns him that the plant is unsafe. He quit his job with Union Carbide for just that reason, and he urges Verma to do the same. Verma decides to stay on, but while Verma is riding a train to Bhopal, he discovers that the tragedy Bashir predicted has come true, and that Verma is put in a race against time to save Tara’s life as thousands are dying all around him.Set against the gas tragedy in Bhopal, India in 1984, this human drama examines the irresponsible methods of large corporations and the effects of their actions on common people. The night of the tragedy, poison gas clouds from the Union Carbide factory enveloped an arc of over 20 square kilometers killing over 8,000 people in its immediate aftermath and causing multi-systemic injuries to over 500,000 residents.