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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


Ramesh Thorani? You?

Vikram Jai Singh, l am an actor,

He is sitting in stoy sitting,

l just need his mo minutes,

l told you he is in sitting,

Can l wait?

Fine,

Hi! Hi!

What she is saying?

She is saying that he is in sitting,

and sitting is running,

Listen to me, give your

photos to her, He won't meet you,

then why you are sitting here,

l have an appointment for secong lead,

He is Raju. He look aRer myjobs,

Hello! Hello!

Second lead?

Vey good,

ln fact l am doing a role of

parallel heroine in pinky productions,

Pinky Productions?

Yes, Satish Chaudhay,

He is a regular producer,

He is making love birds at a moment,

that Akshay Khanna

and Kareena Kapoor movie,

ARer that my movie will go on set,

He didn't decide the title.

Just suppose that few

days shooting is remain,

lt's a love stoy but it's

great, you just look it's mounting,

You will say aRer watch evey frame

that satish you've

invest good money on movie,

Didi! our evey penny

is invested on this movie,

He got a high blood

pressure with tension,

Put some more Vodka,

Next project...

lt's a great project,

l've signed a new director,

l shouldn't say but

script is vey powerFul,

Here is the first half

and here is the second half,

lt's all fine but what about cast?

John Abrahan and Bipasha Basu,

And l'll sign a new heroine,

Will John and Bipasha do,

l'm not loser,

Our new director is good friend ofJohn,

So l think why you

are getting a new director,

You talk to Brother and

introduce him from corporate company,

He feels shy how to say,

You leave it to me, l'll talk to him,

that intorduce

satish from any nice people,

Look! Mr. Chaudhay.

lf producer like Mr.

Romy has recommend you,

Brother has mentioned you that...

We have already

talked to John and Bipasha,

and dates.... And we are vey happy.

But our basic criteria is propem,

ln Hollood we

call script is a propem,

But here we call propem is propem,

We have to bring

culture in your industy,

there should be some change in mind set,

Change is coming,

We didn't sign john and

Bipasha that they are stars,

they are stars...

but we took them

because it's script's demand,

And another role we

have a new girl's demand,

that's why we will must sign new girl.

Ramesh Jee meets me vey well,

he said Raju l like sona's test,

Not a parallel role,

he have a role of

hero's sister. Hero's sister?

l said l will talk

to her and then tell you.

ln Josh movie Aishwariya

played shahrukh's sister role.

so she became a

sister, It's a different matter,

You know love bird has finished,

lt will be fine for me

to play these cheap roles,

Refuse him,

You're sitting outside here too,

Nobody wants to meet you,

No, Abhi told me that

he will be at home but....

...he will come,

till then ifyou want

then you can buy me tea,

Where you've been?

My fridge is not working,

l don't have time to fix

it, so my neighbour verma aunty...

l kept evemhing in her fridge,

Your neighbour is vey good,

She is vey good,

She charge me

money for using her fridge,

She also have to run her house,

Her husband was a stunt man,

He was doing car

chase shooting in some movie

and car has really

crushed, He died on the spot,

She is calling producer since long,

but she didn't get money yet,

Where do you live?

Me, Bandra!

Don't know when Abhi will come back,

What's your programme,

Why?

l've done mo more

movies like Teer and Talwar,

but it's not worthy,

theyjust release in small cities,

And you're sure that this

Satish will make a huge film with you,

l mean people just said it,

No!

Chaudhay will do it for me,

There is someone in your

life who can do something for you,

He is married,

They much helped me!

l have no problem with..!

Someone says...!

success and failure only choices we make

Can l ask you some thing? What?

Shall we eat bhelpuri?

No!

He have the lists..

You have to talk with...

lts uper than my status..

lafar done his first film with me..

So my last film

should be done with him...?

l'm still paying the first film's tax.

They didn't pay

full... and excusing like kids..

They set director to homjeet at me..

How are you sonejee?

What's up ... your

boss is still in make up room?

ls there any problem?

What l say... l seem's like that..

You heared the script a-z..

You had said its

fantastic.. its your words...

l knew initially that role is out.

don't take it negative. but Anti

lts better Anti... l'm ready to do it..

But couldn't understand.

l'm not lafar khan..

lafar khan is an image.

And he's asking contineously, do

you have my fans permission to do it?

We'll change the script.. and

we'll turn the role as positive.

Did you see that? New glitter.

My regular column is

coming soon from end ofthe month.

Evey month?

how is the title?

Shall l give you an news?

Don't mention my name!

lafar's film has an serious problem.

With director and script too..

How would you know? someone tells me.

Cant mention the name.

Should we turn it

positive? l've no problem but Rolly..

How would poster will be made?

lf l tell you why l took you as writer..

l'll think. but l

written by the DVD of ranjeet.

What?

But its India ranjeet..!

Here's audience is different.

Don't think cause oflafar..

l had feeling he'd

have positive character..

we should do that the

police doesn't arrest him..

So?. So he fall In love

so his inner man woke up..

ARer that we can put

the scene ofthe temple..

l know its old but ifwe do

it with convinction.. so it works

Then we should cut an empty frame.

and in empty

frame.. a big execution trap..

And suddenly the hero comes in.

And hero is seeing the execution trap.

The execution trap is spinning.

The trap is

symbolic. and hero is thinking.

Should l commit suicide or not.

And then he grabs the trap

,smooches then puts in neck..

Hey Institute..

l'm not making the

film for the festival..

Sir. l was just..

What are you buying?

You always eats packed food.

Who will cook? You should do it.

l recalled the home..

so go back..

l can cook chicken vey good.

So Take it.. where will you keep it?

Your fridge is not

any more in this world..

Do you want new fridge?

Means? Means you'll not need buy.

Look at that. fill the

form.. Ifyou won so fridge is yours.

What do you think...if filled

the form so l have chance to win?

l think ifyou don't fill the

form, so you've no chance for win.

Sory l don't know much English.

What do you think? You are too smart.

You are shopping with Sona enough.

There is nothing like that.

So it will be... keep going..

cut the crap.. just

concentrate on your work.

l'll reach at location sharp 6 o clock.

Ok..l'll call you later.

what happend.?

yesterday there was

requirement of grand father clock up on set.

lmran hashmi Is going to new

lealand for the month. film is on releasing

Where from you'll find

the grand father clock up?

Go to the stolen market..

the shop wouldn't be open so early.

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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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