Art of Murder (2016)

Influenced by the philosophy of "Murder as art," Kabir convinces Atul to kill their best friend and hide his body in Atul's office. They throw a birthday party to check out whether they get caught and if their crime is perfect or not. Art of Murder is inspired by 1924 real life case of Nathan Leopard and Richard Loeb, who murdered a 14-year-old Bobby Franks in an attempt to do the perfect crime. "If evil had a face, it would be yours - Kabir" Art of murder takes you into the psyche of a boy named KABIR, who kills his best friend just for the thrill of it. Taking advantage of his other friend ATUL's emotional vulnerability, Kabir manipulates Atul into becoming a partner in his crime. Kabir invites the victim's girlfriend and his mentor and Professor to check out if he will be caught or not. In the period of six hours and within the confined walls of office apartment, we come to know that no one is as naive and nice as they appear to be, and Kabir enjoys bringing up their darker side by playing with them and manipulating them. The darkness inside Leopard and Loeb's criminal mindset has intrigued the greatest filmmakers of history. They have created their own take on the psych of Leopard and Loeb and presented it on celluloid. In 1929, Patrick Hamilton wrote a play named Rope. In 1948, Alfred Hitchcock made a film based on the play. In 1959, Orson Welles made a film based on the book named Compulsion. De Quincey's satirical essay on Art of Murder and its influence are still topic of great interest among philosophers and filmmakers.