Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 26 mins

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A humble villager, Dina Nath is honored by the Indian Government, which is televised live. While receiving the honors, Dina Nath informs the Government that his village is still without electricity, and he is promised that electricity will be provided in his village immediately. And electricity is provided in the village. Dina Nath's son, Kanji, who is in Mumbai, hears of this and returns to the village along with a C-Band ten foot satellite dish and a super flat stereo television. When the satellite is set-up, the villagers are thrilled by the TV shows. This leads to the village priest complaining to Chotey Thakur Rudra Pratap Singh that the villagers are turning away from his temple and worship. Rudra is not concerned as he himself has a TV set in his home. However, when the priest informs Rudra that his sister, Kesar and Kanji are in love, Rudra makes a threat to destroy Kanaji and all of the village in the presence of a TV crew filming the whole drama - live worldwide. This multi-layered drama delves into closely-held socio-cultural and religious beliefs through the consequent chaos. Will Kanji succeed in changing the mindset of the villagers and rightfully marry Kesar? Will Rudra follow through on his threat to destroy the entire village?

Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta

Crew: Apoorva Lakhia (Director), RJ Gururaj (Director of Photography), Amar Mohile (Music Director), Anu Malik (Music Director), Ranjit Barot (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Release Dates: 22 Aug 2003 (India)

Hindi Name: मुंबई से आया मेरा दोस्त

Did you know? Karisma Kapoor was signed for the lead role but walked out because of problems with the producers. Read More
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as Kesar
as Surya
as Guru
as Priest
as Narrator
as Sanjay
as Sameer
Supporting Actor
as Dina Nath
as Rudra Pratap Singh

Direction

Director
Assistant Director

Production

Producer
Production Company
Executive Producer

Writers

Story Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Editorial

Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Movie Connection(s):
Features: Kala Sona (Hindi)
Features: Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (Hindi)
Features: Jaanbaaz (Hindi)
Trivia:
Amitabh Bachchan played a pivotal role in the film as its narrator.

Abhishek Kapoor sued the producers of the film saying he was the author of the script.

Karisma Kapoor was signed for the lead role but walked out because of problems with the producers.

Bipasha Basu was offered the film but turned it down.