Gaurav Dhingra on Abhishek Banerjee instantly saying yes to Stolen

Updated On: 01 June, 2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

Co-writer and producer Gaurav Dhingra discusses how he got Abhishek Banerjee for Stolen in three days

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Shubham Vardhan and Abhishek Banerjee in Stolen

Actor Abhishek Banerjee-led thriller, Stolen, is finally arriving home following its acclaimed international film festival run. But the film’s origin can be traced back to 2019, when debutant director Karan Tejpal shared with producer Gaurav Dhingra a story about two boys who were mistaken to be child lifters.

“Karan showed me some videos of two Assamese boys from Mumbai, who had gone fishing in Karbi Anglong, in Assam. They were mistaken to be child lifters, and then lynched [by a mob]. Karan wanted to explore the idea and shoot it in one take. That got me excited,” says Dhingra, who has also co-written the film.

Gaurav Dhingra, Kiran Rao, Nikkhil Advani, Anurag Kashyap, and Vikramaditya Motwane