Delhi-6 (2009)

A story about love, hope and self-discovery set in the walled city of Delhi (zip code 6) and its chaotic but touching life that forces us to ask questions about ourselves.

Director:

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (as Rakesh Omprakash Mehra)

Writers:

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (story & screenplay) (as Rakesh Omprakash Mehra), Prasoon Joshi (story & screenplay)

Stars:

Waheeda Rehman, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Waheeda Rehman	...	Annapurna Mehra
Abhishek Bachchan	...	Roshan Mehra
Sonam Kapoor	...	Bittu Sharma
Rishi Kapoor	...	Ali Beg
Om Puri	...	Madan Gopal Sharma
Prem Chopra	...	Lala Bhairam
Atul Kulkarni	...	Gobar
Pavan Malhotra	...	Jai Gopal Sharma (as Pawan Malhotra)
Divya Dutta	...	Jalebi
Supriya Pathak	...	Vimla Sharma
Tanvi Azmi	...	Fatima Mehra
Vijay Raaz	...	Inspector Ranvijay
Deepak Dobriyal	...	Mamdu
Raghuvir Yadav	...	Ramleela Narrator
K.K. Raina	...	Haji Suleiman

Storyline

U.S.-based Roshan Mehra's mother, Fatima, is Muslim, while his dad is Hindu. When his ailing grandmother, Annapurna, wants to re-locate to Delhi to spend her last days, he accompanies her. Upon arrival, they are greeted by Ali Beg, who wanted to marry Fatima, but was not able to disclose his feelings to her. He also gets to meet the Sharma family, who hope that he will wed Rama, the daughter of Madan, who is busy looking for a groom for his other rather rebellious daughter, Bittu, who wants to be the next Indian Idol. He also gets to meet assorted Muslim and Hindus, who welcome him with open arms, and he gets to witness that lower caste Indians are still being shunned despite of modern technology and the launching of satellites. When reports of a Kala Bandhar terrorizing the community increases, Hindus start to suspect that it may be a Muslim terrorist, while the Muslims fear that it may be a Hindu political ploy to demolish a mosque.

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Plot Keywords:

religious conflict | near death experience | hindu | muslim | indian | 

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Taglines:

The Journey within

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

20 February 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

Delhi - 6

Filming Locations:

Hotel Tara Palace, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Central Delhi, Delhi, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$602,850 (USA) (20 February 2009)

Gross:

$879,913 (USA) (13 March 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dillywood, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures, UTV Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Earlier it was rumored Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra would cast new actors in the film.

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Goofs

The Monkey-Man incident occurred in Delhi in 2001, while the Delhi metro rail began in 2002.

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Quotes

Mamdu: Only dogs eat when they're hungry. Humans eat to bond with each other.

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Connections

References Indian Idol (2004)

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Soundtracks

Bhor Bhaye
Written by Prasoon Joshi
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Performed by Shreya Ghoshal, Bare Gulam Ali Khan and Gujri Todi
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

A movie to understand.

I think the excellent movie till date from abhishek and great movie with great music ....a "GREAT SCRIPT" nd a great acting from everyone... a very nice movie and ll just say that a must watch movie for all Indians.

NOT just watch the movie but to understand it deepness hidden in it.just wanna say that m not very good in movie criticizing but if i can understand the movie with it deep thought so that every normal human can also understand. I think more of this theme movie also need to make in Bollywood instead of just crap movie with fighting and no story line just with action in them . request to all to like and support this kind of movie and encourage the director for this kind of masterpieces.