A mild mannered chauffeur finds that the government in his parched village is giving loans to dig one's own well. After fudged photographs and bribes, he has no loan amount left to build his well. Aggrieved, he protests by abjuring water.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Boman Irani | ... |
Armaan Ali / Rehman Ali
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| Minissha Lamba | ... |
Muskan Ali
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| Sammir Dattani | ... |
Arif Ali
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| Ila Arun | ... |
Salma Ali
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| Ravi Kishan | ... |
Vikas Jha - Sub engineer
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| Sonali Kulkarni | ... |
Malti - Jha's wife
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| Rajit Kapoor | ... |
Srikant Reddy - Police inspector
(as Rajit Kapur)
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| Ravi Jhankal | ... |
Rustam - Police constable
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| Yashpal Sharma | ... |
Ramiyya - Police constable
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| Rajendra Gupta | ... |
Irrigation Minister - Mantri Garu
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| Rahul Singh | ... |
Rohan Kapoor
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| Salim Ghouse | ... |
Janardhan Reddy
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| Satish Sharma | ... |
Raghav Reddy - Photographer
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| Lalit Tiwari | ... |
Meherban Ali - Arif's father
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| Anaitha Nair | ... |
Sakina
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| Anupam Shyam | ... |
Shekhar Anna - Thekedar
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Charan Saluja | ... |
Srinivas Rao - MPDO
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| Masood Akhtar | ... |
Narayan
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Ayesha Jalil | ... |
Dadi Ma - Bidiwala's mother
(as Ayesha Jaleel)
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Preeti Nigam | ... |
Sakina's mother
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Meena Nathani | ... |
Balamma - Sarpanch
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| Akhil Mishra | ... |
Arun Mishra - Tahsildar
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| Deepika Amin | ... |
Lata - Police inspector's wife
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Ashok Mishra | ... |
Speaker - Legislative Assembly
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Ashok Kumar | ... |
Opposition Leader
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Gulam Subhani | ... |
Kallan Khan
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Jagdish Sharma | ... |
Ratnam - Minister's secretary
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Jamsheed Khan | ... |
Patwari
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Wasim | ... |
Patwari's son
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Hamid Kamal | ... |
MPDO's peon
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Chandrakant | ... |
MPDO's clerk
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Arshad Mukesh | ... |
Rikshawalla
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Hussain Premi | ... |
Chudiwala
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Gautam Arya | ... |
Chudiwala's son
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Shama Sultara | ... |
Chudiwala's wife
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Sara Khan | ... |
Chudiwala's daughter
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Komal | ... |
Chudiwala's 10 year old daughter
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Suresh Gera | ... |
Bank manager
(as Suresh Ghera)
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Bhavna Kulshreshtha | ... |
TV reporter Bhavna
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| Rashmi Gautam | ... |
TV reporter Rashmi
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Mohsin Khadir | ... |
Urinating man
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Ali Rasavi | ... |
Commissioner
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Anand Varma | ... |
Collector
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Srinivaslu | ... |
I.G. Police
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Noorjahan | ... |
Bidiwala's wife
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Mohin Khan | ... |
Bidiwala
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Vinay Pandey | ... |
Bidiwala's father
(as Vinay Pande)
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Razzaq Qureshi | ... |
Sub engineer's assistant
(as Razzak Qureshi)
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Siddharth Thakkar | ... |
TV cameraman Siddharth
(as Siddharth)
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Chinmay Das | ... |
TV cameraman Chinmay
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Directed by
| Shyam Benegal | ||
Written by
| Jayant Kripalani | ... | (screenplay) |
| Sanjeev | ... | (based on a short story by) |
| Jeelani Bano | ... | (short story "Narsayya Ki Bavdi") |
| Ashok Mishra | ... | (screenplay and dialogue) |
| Mohd Raheem | ... | (Dialogue Coach) |
Produced by
| Gayatri Gulati | ... | International Distribution & Sales |
| Raj Pius | ... | executive producer: Shyam Benegal Sahyadri Films |
| Aparna Purohit | ... | line producer: Reliance Big Pictures |
| Mahesh Ramanathan | ... | executive producer: Reliance Big Pictures |
| Rajesh Sawhney | ... | executive producer: Reliance Big Pictures |
Music by
| Shantanu Moitra | ||
Cinematography by
| Rajan Kothari | ||
Editing by
| Birju Rajak | ||
| Aseem Sinha | ||
Editorial Department
| Vasudevan Kothandath | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Debakriti Kundu | ... | senior conformist: Reliance Mediaworks Ltd |
| Nitin Minz | ... | conforming editor |
| Prakash Nikharge | ... | colorist |
Production Design by
| Samir Chanda | ||
Costume Design by
| Pia Benegal | ||
Makeup Department
| Nitin Bhatia | ... | makeup artist |
| Vikram Gaikwad | ... | makeup designer |
Production Management
| K. Aravind | ... | production executive |
| Kiran Vishnu Kelkar | ... | production executive |
| Devdas Menon | ... | production executive |
| Ajay Kumar Nair | ... | production executive |
| Amit P. Singh | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dayal Nihalani | ... | associate director |
Art Department
| Sunil Gujar | ... | graphic designer |
| Shraddha Johri | ... | assistant art director |
| Somenath Pakre | ... | assistant art director |
| Dhananjay Thorat | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Sajjan Choudhary | ... | foley artist |
| Manas Choudhury | ... | sound designer |
| Yogi Dholakia | ... | sound recordist |
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound mixing engineer |
| Boby John | ... | supervising sound editor: sound |
| Asif Ali Khan | ... | boom operator |
| Rhitwik Raj Pathak | ... | associate sound re-recording mixer |
| George Shijomon | ... | sound editor |
| Sreejesh | ... | associate re-recording mixer |
| Varun Visoi | ... | foley recording |
Visual Effects by
| Soumen Das | ... | digital compositor |
| Abrez Mohammed | ... | digital compositor (as Mohd Abrez) |
| Rajiv Raghunathan | ... | digital intermediate production head |
| Shubham Singh Rathore | ... | visual effects artist: visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kapil Dubey | ... | grip |
| Rashid Jam | ... | grip |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sneha Kumar | ... | wardrobe supervisor: costumes |
Music Department
| Ila Arun | ... | lyricist / playback singer |
| Rupankar Bagchi | ... | playback singer (as Rupankar) |
| Mohit Chauhan | ... | playback singer |
| Shreya Ghoshal | ... | playback singer |
| Raja Hassan | ... | playback singer |
| George Joseph | ... | music producer |
| Vishal Khurana | ... | music director: Composer of the main promotional song |
| Swanand Kirkire | ... | lyricist / playback singer |
| Ashok Mishra | ... | lyricist |
| Raghav | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| Nabeel Abbas | ... | publicity designer |
| Devashish Chainani | ... | film festival strategy and distribution: Reliance Entertainment |
| Sham Kaushal | ... | wire work (as Shyam Kaushal) |
| Shabina Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Sharjil Khan | ... | associate Choreographer |
| Tanvi Modi | ... | Publicity Design: Epigram |
| D. Ravi Shankar | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
- Reliance Big Pictures
- Shyam Benegal Sahayadri Films (line producer)
Distributors
- Reliance Big Pictures (2009) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- 92.7 BIG FM (radio partner)
- 94.7 Cool FM (international media partner)
- Aradhana Sound Services (foley studio)
- Big Music (music on)
- Bigadda.com (social networking partner)
- BookMyShow.com (online ticketing partner)
- City Times (international media partner)
- D.S. Mahambre & Co. (chartered accountants)
- Epigram (campaign creatives)
- Glamsham.com (online partner)
- Glamsham.com (web-site and on-line promotions)
- Hungama Mobile (music on)
- IDBI Bank (financial assistance)
- Nokia (brand partner)
- Reliance MediaWorks (processing: digital intermediate and visual effects)
- Reliance Mobile (telecom partner)
- T-Series (music on)
- Trigger Happy Entertainment (on air promotions)
- Zee News (media partner)
- Zee TV (international media partner)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This is the story of Armaan Ali, a driver working for a senior executive in Mumbai. He takes a month's leave to find a husband for his teenage daughter, who lives near Hyderabad. When he is delayed and returns to work after three months, his employer threatens to sack him. But he is persuaded to listen to the reason for Armaan Ali's delay. The story he relates is delightful, hilarious -- and poignant. Written by DDA PR |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie won the 2009 National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues. It is the remake of the 2007 Marathi film, Jau Tithe Khau. It was based on three short stories: Narsaiyyan Ki Bavdi by Jeelani Bano, Phulwa Ka Pul by Sanjeev and Still Waters by Jayant Kripalani. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Oh Meri Banno Hoshiyar See more » |