Dostana (2008)

Two straight guys pretend to be gay in order to secure a Miami apartment. When both of them fall for their roommate Neha, hilarity ensues as they strive to convince one and all that they're gay, secretly trying to win her heart.

Director:

Tarun Mansukhani

Writers:

Anvita Dutt Guptan (dialogue script), Tarun Mansukhani (first story)

Stars:

Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Abhishek Bachchan	...	Sameer 'Sam' Acharya
John Abraham	...	Kunal Chauhan
Priyanka Chopra	...	Neha Melwani
Kiron Kher	...	Mrs. Acharya
Bobby Deol	...	Abhimanyu 'Abhi' Singh
Boman Irani	...	Murli 'M'
Sushmita Mukherjee	...	Ms. Melwani
Eduardo M. Freyre	...	Paul McCartney
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Baker	...	Magazine Editor
Everlayn Borges	...	Model
Anthony Correa	...	Fan
Monika Gaba	...	Anaita
Harry Key	...	Auctioneer
Harrison Myles	...	Kunal's Imposter
Robert Nuzzie	...	Clubber

Storyline

After the passing of her parents, Neha Melwani lives in Miami with her aunt. She rents out a room in her apartment to two seemingly gay Indian men, Kunal Chauhan and Sameer Acharya, a photographer and nurser respectively. She introduces them to her departing gay boss, Murli, and falls in love with her new boss, Abhimanyu Singh. She will soon realize that she has two rivals for her new love - none other than Kunal and Sameer.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | boss | apartment | gay couple | photographer | 

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Taglines:

The party begins at a cinema near you.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India USA

Language:

English Hindi

Release Date:

14 November 2008 (India)

Also Known As:

Appuntamento per... 3

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£341,665 (UK) (14 November 2008)

Gross:

$1,235,028 (USA) (5 December 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dharma Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2005 while shooting Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Abhishek Bachchan was actually offered the role of Kunal while Saif Ali Khan was meant to play Sam when director Tarun Mansukhani first had the concept for the film. However, Saif declined and was replaced by John Abraham. After seeing the potential in John, Tarun then decided that it would be a better choice to have John play Kunal and Abhishek to play Sameer.

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Goofs

Around 15 minutes of the film, a gay soldier were talking to Sameer and Kunal, Kunal was first facing the gay soldier, then all of sudden, his body was facing the vendor when his head was facing the soldier.

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Quotes

Sameer's Mother: There are things you must do with women that you CANNOT do with men!

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Connections

Referenced in Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Kuch Kum"
Written by Vishal Dadlani
Composed by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani
Performed by Shaan
Courtesy of Sony Music India

User Reviews

New face of Bollywood....

Well what to say about this movie. I watched this movie on the day of its release and let me tell you one thing....you should go for it. Priyanka's looks...Abhishek's acting and john Abraham's physique can kill you. Though its not a family movie and the topic is new to traditional Indian audience but the humor of the movie is great and it is made with a view to please the youth audience. This movie is a superb combination of comedy, emotion and friendship. Also Karan Johar has proved that he is not trapped only in making some emotional drama...in fact he has made an outstanding comedy movie which can compel you to be fixed on your seat till the end of the movie. Overall Dostana is a complete entertaining package and you should go for it....