Dil Dosti Etc (2007)

Delhi-based fellow-collegians-cum-hostelers, Sanjay Mishra, and Apurv, challenge each other to win the University elections and sleep with three different girls respectively before the ... See full summary »

Director:

Manish Tiwary

Writers:

Ram Goutam (lyrics), Kumaar (lyrics),

Stars:

Immaduddin Shah, Shreyas Talpade, Smriti Mishra

Cast

Credited cast:
Immaduddin Shah	...	Apurv (as Imaad Shah)
Shreyas Talpade	...	Sanjay Mishra
Smriti Mishra	...	Vaishali
Nikita Anand	...	Prerna Vijay Heerjawahar
Ishita Sharma	...	Kintu (as Ishitta Sharrma)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gurpreet Grover
Feroze Gujral	...	(as Feroz Gujral)
Dinesh Kumar
Colin McLeod	...	Mark
Soni Razdan	...	Apurv's mom
Shivaji Satam	...	Kintu's dad
Rajeev Siddhartha	...	Rajesh Solanki (as Rajiv Siddhartha)
Yuri Suri	...	Apurv's father

Storyline

Delhi-based fellow-collegians-cum-hostelers, Sanjay Mishra, and Apurv, challenge each other to win the University elections and sleep with three different girls respectively before the election results. While Sanjay sets out to canvas his candidacy, often with violence, against his opponents, Rajesh Solanki and Bunty Nagaar; nonchalant Apurv picks on Vaishali, a prostitute; cute and adorable high school student, Kintu; and is on the look out for a third girl. The question is will Apurv be able to find a third girl in time; and will Sanjay make a mark as the President of the Delhi University Students' Union?

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Plot Keywords:

student | prostitute | schoolgirl | election | model | 

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Taglines:

When you are young, you believe the possibilities are endless.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (India)

Filming Locations:

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prakash Jha Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Apurv: When you are young, you believe the possibilities are endless.

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Connections

Features Death Sentence (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Sambhalo Dil Ko"
Performed by Sunidhi Chauhan
Lyrics by Kumaar
Composed by Suhash Kulkarni, Siddharth

User Reviews

an excellent film from a new film maker

Dil Dosti Etc was picked up by my two sons who were very enthusiastic about the film on seeing it. There was a guilt pleasure they took and I though this is a private joke between them. However, I decided to watch the film and see what my sons are up to… the only thing I had heard when the film got released was that it had Nasiruddin Shah's son and made by Prakash Jha with a new director.

I was greatly surprised to see the faces of my favorite Shreyas Talpade a small time actor who has got the talent and the incredibly talented Smriti Mishra who has apparently returned to the screen after eons.

The greatest feat is the casting and the credit goes to the producer and director for doing so. It is a novel story about young people in modern India. The story is around a challenge of a boy being challenged by his friend to have sex with three women in a day… it is difficult to pin point how but this challenge is able to put across the loss of direction the young people face today. It is one of the subtlest film I have seen on ambitions of youth, of cultural diversity we live, and the anxiety these young kids have away from their parental quarters.

Nasiruddin Shah's son Imaad Shah gives a very understate performance against more vocal character portrayed by Sheyas Talpade. A great delight is to see Smriti Mishra as the colourful prostitute in red light area of Delhi. Other characters have done a great job too – I'll always remember the schoolgirl, her lover, the loud school teacher and the setting of this film. This must have been a film on small budget and one looks forward what the film makers give us next.