Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- frantic
- late night viewing
- bollywood comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film inventive and intermittently hilarious, praising its Mumbai flavor and eccentric comic spirit while faulting its excessive length, uneven pacing, and derivative mishmash.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nilesh and Madhu’s missed train strands them between 1:40 AM and the next train at 4:10 AM, allowing the night’s encounters to escalate rapidly.
The bar sequence brings together blood, bodies, bullets, criminal figures, and deliberately offensive comic situations.
A missed local train, an auto-rickshaw strike, and police restrictions leave two stranded people navigating Mumbai at night without safe transport.
The film uses Kurla, Vikhroli, Kalyan, Ghatkopar, local trains, auto-rickshaws, hawaldars, and call-center work as central comic material.
Films like Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, and why
Delhi Belly
shared dark comedy, crime caper energy, eccentric supporting characters, and escalating overnight chaos
Kaminey
shared Mumbai urban setting, comic criminal entanglements, irreverent tone, and ensemble-driven misadventure
After Hours
shared one-night structure, black humor, frantic reversals, and ordinary protagonists trapped in criminal chaos
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
shared ensemble crime comedy, abrasive humor, stylized violence, and collision of strangers during a chaotic night
Movie Details
- Director
- Sanjay Khanduri
- Release Date
- 2007-05-18
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (26)
Cast
- Abhay Deol
- Neha Dhupia
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Vinay Apte
- Ashok Samarth
- Deepak Shirke
- Veerendra Saxena
- Amit Mistry
- Snehal Dabi
- Ashwin Mushran
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Brew
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ek Chalis Ki Last Local about?
- After missing Mumbai’s last local train, a call-center employee and a stranded woman endure one absurd, dangerous night of crime, deception, and black humor.
- What is Ek Chalis Ki Last Local like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ek Chalis Ki Last Local as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ek Chalis Ki Last Local violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ek Chalis Ki Last Local as moderate.
- What did critics think of Ek Chalis Ki Last Local?
- Critics generally found the film inventive and intermittently hilarious, praising its Mumbai flavor and eccentric comic spirit while faulting its excessive length, uneven pacing, and derivative mishmash.
- Which films are like Ek Chalis Ki Last Local?
- Films with a similar feel include Delhi Belly, Kaminey, After Hours, and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
- How long is Ek Chalis Ki Last Local?
- Ek Chalis Ki Last Local runs 150 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ek Chalis Ki Last Local?
- In United States, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local streams on Brew.
