'Shoot On Sights' hits UK screens
'Shoot On Sight' - much talked about film inspired by the July 7, 2005 underground bombings in London- has been released in 100 cinemas of the UK, Friday, August 22, 2008. Huge posters of the controversial thriller, directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, can be seen on London's red buses and phone booths. Producer Aron Govil has said that a portion of the profits from his 'Shoot On Sight' will be donated to the London bombings memorial planned for Hyde Park.
The film depicts the climate of fear and the shoot on sight policy issued after the bombings on July 7 2005. The film focuses on a Muslim police officer who is asked to head an internal investigation to hunt down suspected suicide bombers. 'Shoot On Sight' was originally scheduled for release on July 11th, but was delayed out of respect to the 7/7 victims' families.
"Shoot on Sight is the first British film to deal with the post-7/7 London climate of fear and racial bias after the bombings that irrevocably changed the city," said Mr. Aron Govil, Producer of the film.
"The film re-enacts the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes who is replaced with a young Muslim and the plot moves to focus on a London police commander Tariq Ali who is inspired by real life Tarique Ghaffur," continued Mr. Govil. Shoot On Sight has been 100% independently financed and produced by Mr. Aron Govil, and is being distributed in UK by Aron Govil Productions along with Tip Top Entertainment.
Naseeruddin Shah and Greta Scacchi in 'Shoot On Sight'The film's star cast includes Brian Cox (Adaptation, Braveheart, The Bourne Supremacy), Greta Scacchi (The Player, Presumed Innocent, Shattered), Naseeruddin Shah (Monsoon Wedding, A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Om Puri (East is East, Charlie Wilson's War), Ralph Ineson (The Office) and Sadie Frost (Dracula, The Krays, Love, Honour and Obey).
Other actors of the film are Mikaal Zulfiqar, India Wandsworth, Stephen Grief, Gulshan Grover, Laila, Rouas, Avtar Kaul, Tolga Safer, Taru Devani, Clemency Burton-Hill, Arrun Harker and Clifford Samuel.
Based on Mundhra's story, 'Shoot On Sight' has been written by Carl Austin and Pervaiz Alam.
