Robber) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and the second half is based on author O. Henry's 1907 short story "The Last Leaf".

Set in the 1950s against the backdrop of the Zamindari Abolition Act by the newly independent India, it tells the story of a young conman posing as an archaeologist and the daughter of a Bengali zamindar.

[5] Lootera received positive reviews upon release, with particular praise directed towards Sinha and Singh's performance, thus proving to be a breakthrough for the latter.

"[7] At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Lootera received 4 nominations, including Best Actress (Sinha), and won Best Female Playback Singer (Monali Thakur for "Sawaar Loon").

Over the next few weeks, Varun charms the landlord and his daughter with his knowledge and persona and is invited, along with his assistant and friend, Devdas Mukherjee, also known as Dev, to live at their expansive mansion.

Meanwhile, an act passed by the Indian government debars the power of landlords, causing tension in the Roy Choudhary household.

Shortly, things take a drastic turn when the police manage to find out their whereabouts and a pursuit ensues.

[10] Actor Ranveer Singh claimed that he was not initially convinced with his character in Lootera and had declined to star in the movie.

With script readings he grew confident that he could play the role of a con man in the movie, and rehearsed extensively.

It's an authentic Bengali look of the fifties that I am sporting and they (the director and designer Subarna) have taken a lot of trouble to go through the kind of clothes, jewellery, hair and make-up done in that era.

[14] By December 2011, both the actors attended workshops for the look of the character, body language, speech as the film was set in Bengal in the era of the 1950s.

[17] In January 2012, the set of the film erected in Dalhousie, where the actors were to shoot over for few days was destroyed due to bad weather that caused heavy losses amounting to 5 million.

[22] Scenes involving Ranveer, Sonakshi and Barun Chanda were shot at the 11th century Jain temple in Deulghata and Belkuri.

The area being Maoist affected, with great risk the entire cast and crew shot scenes under heavy police control.

[23] In March 2012, the team made its second attempt to shoot in Dalhousie,[17] but actor Ranveer Singh injured his back and hence the schedule was postponed to May 2012.

During May 2012, the team made its third attempt to shoot at Dalhousie wherein scenes that were left out to be filmed in the snow were shot by creating a set under artificial snowy conditions in summer season.

Amit Trivedi composed the film's score and soundtrack in his second collaboration with Motwane after Udaan (2010), and the album featured six tracks with the lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

[36] Critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 on a scale of 5 and wrote, "On the whole, Lootera is an intrinsically earnest and profoundly heartwarming story that stays in your heart.

"[38] Meena Iyer of The Times of India assigned the film 4 out of 5 and noted, "Lootera is a love saga of yore."

"[39] Deccan Herald gave four stars and stated, "Lootera is a flawed gem filled with moments of glorious emotions.

"[41] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 4/5 and wrote, "An epic canvas, a quiet love story, a cops-and-robbers drama and an impressively sophisticated storytelling style: Lootera has all this and much more.

In short, Lootera is a Bollywood miracle – a rare Mumbai film that is mounted on a lavish scale and yet dares not to play by the established norms of the marketplace."