Luck By Chance

Synopsis: Refusing the accept the same fate as her sisters, Tara and Meghna, and get married to a boy from the same Caste, Kanpur-based Sona Mishra alienates herself from her accountant father, and re-locates to Mumbai in order to act in movies. She meets with Satish Chaudhary who offers to assist her in getting a lead role. Years later, all he could manage was bit parts, leaving her frustrated but hopeful. She meets with another struggling actor, Vikram Jaisingh, and both become fairly intimate. When a lead role with Satish does not materialize, and his wife, Pinky, becomes suspicious, she decides to depart. Disappointment and shock also await Vikram when he is candidly told by his friend, Abhimanyu Gupta, that he has no talent and must consider returning back in Delhi to assist his businessman father. It does look like the end of the road for both Sona and Vikram - leaving the question open whether they will continue with their relationship &/or return to their respective homes.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Zoya Akhtar
Production: Adlabs Films
  4 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
Year:
2009
156 min
$326,187
Website
1,127 Views


Screen test? What is

this thing screen test?

Camera is a maker's eye,

When you entered in office my mind

clicks that she was the girl what l've

been looking for,

Sona, PerFect name for screen,

You know the character's demand,

You totally fulfill that

demand, You don't believe it,

Destiny brought you here

from in P.K. production from kanpur,

Evemhing is written on here,

Now you just keep

meeting me, because....

it's necessay that artist and

maker should understand each other.

And to understand we

have to spend our time together.

Do you understand,

Kamla devi!

Stop!

Where is rupa?

Rupa has gone far away,

You forget suppose she was a dream,

Eveyone watch dreams,

but only that dream come true,

what human don't want

to forget aRer many tries,

Rupa is not my dream,

she is my reality,

Tell her,

How it was? It was good,

Half an hour,

Punit! how was my shot?

But in middle l hesitate on one place,

l almost follow rupa,

l am not going to do four scene role,

then raju told me that you

have mo scenes with Amir khan,

then l said fine,

When your chaudhy's movie will start?

Within this year,

l can't eat

standing, come let's sit there,

She has only one dialogue,

Don't know she's fooling

chaudhy or chaudhy's fooling her,

l wish you refused when we met,

but it shouldn't happened,

You showed me beautiful dreams,

and l move on to take these hands

in my hands,

Enough! enough!

What are you doing?

She is your lover, She broke your heart,

How many times l told you feel it,

Feel!

What you call actor?

Actor is the person who

deep down to his character,

And what is this beautiful dreams,

pronounce it proper,

But Vikram! You do

too much of under play,

We need projection

cinema in commercial cinema,

Energy,

ln Hollood it's easy to become hero.

But in Hindi movies, it's vey hard,

Hindi movies hero notjust do acting,

but he sings,

he dance,

he does comedy, action...

You need many guts to

become a hero in Hindi movie,

And for heroine,

Honey! you need the same,

then from tomorrow

your training will be start,

Today is your last day,

in Nand Kishore School ofActing,

Look! whatever l can't teach you,

l already gave you,

But....

Acting is a river like as much

you go deep down it

will become more deep,

But you don't forget one thing,

that here along with

talent luck is also a big factor,

l'm vey thankful to Mr. Mac,

that he came here

from his precious time,

that he could distribute

these certificates in our students,

But before he

distribute the certificates,

l would like that you

say something to our students,

Sir! please speak that

sholay movie dialogue once,

Sholay! Sir!

Entire fim thousand,

Have you talk to Mr. Mahesh

according to me or you forgot,

All movies are under production,

Today you please

manage my internet connection,

Why you talk rubbish?

He won't do anything for you,

Mahesh is the

assistant with Mukesh Bhutt.

He used to give breaks to new actors,

But will he will look aRer his

direction chance or look aRer for you

And he already have a problem with you,

From me?

Why? Don't know,

You submit your photo in offices,

and do theatre in free time,

Theatre keeps the inside actor alive,

but it's hard to live for crowd.

Sona!

What? Where you've been?

Here!

Yesterday l watch your TV serial.

You did good your scene with father,

He is Vikram,

He came from dehli to

show something in industy,

You are in que,

Who is she?

Ranjit, you became a director,

You are a director,

Mr. Rolly have his own style,

l can't imagine a movie without lafar,

l won't understand it,

Business is not evemhing,

You must have some emotions,

Actually, l never

thought l'll become a heroine,

Animal's doctor,

l just want to say this....

as much you gave me

your love since past years,

now give it to my daughter too.

l was so nervous.

On Tuesday and

Friday wear it on this finger,

and....

this is permanent,

lt will keep you cool mind,

Pandit Jee, he always said okay,

but always listens to his heart,

How many times l told him...

that 5 is your lucky number,

Start your movie on 5.

You're talking like a children's.

On 5 lafar was shooting mani

ratnam's movie, how could he leave it,

Only l know how

hardly lafar adjust 9 for me,

Menty! he doesn't do for anyone else,

lafar respects you a lot,

l understand this song situation,

but before mo scenes

heroine's sister has died,

then how she's dancing with me,

l have put my entire

emotion in death scene,

ifwe will show more

cying then picture will be dull.

But it's not a logic,

lafar!

lfyou will go in so much logic

then you can't make a commercial film,

And l am still justifying,

Death sister's

friend took heroine in disco,

and while music starts l shows

that heroine went in imagination,

and anything could

happen in imagination,

You come and check the

set, Tara has put such a nice set,

Really!

He is a fool,

He is teaching me, Man

you're an actor you do your work,

We were also actor,

Has the lighting done, Yes,

We found out that

camera man is taking footage,

You've become a star,

Yeah, your shooting

has stopped because of me,

Where is make up room. back side.

Tell him that give you a

costume of death sister's friend,

She don't have any name?

Alka! then call character's name,

Alka's costume, One minute,

Take it,

Don't you it another colour,

l just got this,

You're looking vey prem,

She is looking so prem,

You are cying,

What?

Emotional,

l want to talk to you,

Your vanity van is coming,

l just want to say

that have you seen costumes,

Order from Gucci or Versace,

lt's her first film,

You've made many costumes,

Why Nina always talk nonsense,

You know the ladies, she

will double up your costume budget,

Today's heroines wear short clothes,

How much clothes they use for it,

What is this?

Are they dancing or prade?

Bring some grace,

Come on let's do it again,

This song will be the

highlight scene of movie,

We will start the

short from empty stage,

That girl is the friend of death sister,

Here l go to the close up of girl,

and now music starts,

How do you like? Superb.

This lafar is amazing, He is best.

Have you notice one thing,

Chitra is a dance director

but he is asking evey step to me,

Did you see that? Yes.

Now eveyone tells me,

Laxmi you show us how to do,

This year l must have

to become a dance director,

l am tired ofthis assistantjob,

and who will give you chance? Why?

l'll manage anhere,

you just wait for that

scoundrel chaudhay's movie.

Hi! Mohini Aunt.

Will you please give me 500 Rupees,

My money will come in

You will return it,

but do you have any idea what you doing,

Your father has a huge store in dehli,

Go and help him,

You're wasting your time here,

l read in newspapers,

Either producers makes hero his own son,

or hero's son,

Who gives the chance to outsider,

l don't have any

problem you're staying here,

but l should know

how long you will be here.

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Zoya Akhtar

Zoya Akhtar (Born 14 October, 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. After completing a diploma in filmmaking from NYU, she assisted directors such as Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal, before turning writer-director in her own right. She has directed movies such as Luck by Chance (2009), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Sheila Ki Jawani, a segment of Bombay Talkies (2013). She has co-written Talaash (2012) alongside Reema Kagti. She then went on to direct Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), a film based on a dysfunctional Punjabi family. more…

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