After the unsuccessful Pyar Tune Kya Kiya the producer-director jodi of Ramgopal Varma and Rajat Mukherji returns with a psycho-thriller ‘Road’.
The film, starring Varma favorites – Vivek Oberoi, Antara Mali and Manoj Bajpai – is another attempt by Rajat Mukherji to move away from Bollywood stereotypes.
Road tells the story of two youngsters Arvind (Vivek Oberoi) and Laxmi (Antara Mali) who are madly in love with each other. So much so that they decide to leave their respective homes after their parents object to their romance.
Uncertain
of what future holds for them Arvind and Laxmi elope together with their necessary belongings. They hit the road to a new city where they plan to start their lives afresh. One the way they come across a lone hitchhiker named Babu (Manoj Bajpai) and give him a ride in their vehicle.
Soon, as Babu’s eccentricities begin to unravel the duo suspect that they are in company of a psycho. What happens next forms the crux of the story.