Abhay Deol has a knack of choosing off-beat-ish movies, that generally end up being nice. They may not all be "extremely good", but they are certainly never bad. I was quite apprehensive of watching "Ek Challis Ki Last Local" - Neha Dhupia doesn't have a good track of starring in good movies (neither is she considered as a good actress), and the songs (from the movie) that I'd seen seemed sorta tacky.
But the movie does quite well. It feels as if the makers of the film wanted to tip their hat to Tarantino. (There is a scene quite similar to the one in Pulp Fiction where Vic Vega "accidentally" shoots Marvin.) It seems to me that some of the non-mainstream directors have been pretty influenced by the multiple-stories-converging-in-a-mess-at-the-end storyline. Well, in this movie you expect that to happen within the first 5~10 minutes.
Hmm... a little Google-fu & IMDB points me to more Pulp Fiction references!
The humor is quite dark, and funny too. I love the fact that such movies don't hesitate to use rough language, it adds color to the dialogue and makes it more believable. It feels as if the director was uncomfortable with making the movie shorter than 2 hours, there are quite a few places where the movie drags. Especially at the fag end!
It's a fun movie, probably a one time watch. Though, with this movie, I've started to appreciate the fact there are quite a few directors in India who are technically good, have tons of references up their sleeve and have good stories to tell. All is not lost!