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Delhi-6

  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
8K
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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.
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In the ancient walled city of Delhi, an American-born Indian finds himself on an unexpected inner journey as he learns about himself and his roots.In the ancient walled city of Delhi, an American-born Indian finds himself on an unexpected inner journey as he learns about himself and his roots.In the ancient walled city of Delhi, an American-born Indian finds himself on an unexpected inner journey as he learns about himself and his roots.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra(story & screenplay)
    • Prasoon Joshi(story & screenplay)
    • Kamlesh Pandey(story & screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Waheeda Rehman
    • Abhishek Bachchan
    • Sonam Kapoor
  • Director
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra(story & screenplay)
    • Prasoon Joshi(story & screenplay)
    • Kamlesh Pandey(story & screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Waheeda Rehman
    • Abhishek Bachchan
    • Sonam Kapoor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 119User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 24 nominations

    Videos1

    Delhi 6
    Trailer 3:21
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    Photos39

    Abhishek Bachchan in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Abhishek Bachchan in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Sonam Kapoor in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Delhi-6 (2009)
    Divya Dutta in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Abhishek Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Delhi-6 (2009)
    Waheeda Rehman in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Abhishek Bachchan in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Abhishek Bachchan and Waheeda Rehman in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Abhishek Bachchan in Delhi-6 (2009)
    Delhi-6 (2009)

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    Waheeda Rehman
    Waheeda Rehman
    • Annapurna Mehra
    Abhishek Bachchan
    Abhishek Bachchan
    • Roshan Mehra
    Sonam Kapoor
    Sonam Kapoor
    • Bittu Sharma
    Rishi Kapoor
    Rishi Kapoor
    • Ali Beg
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Madan Gopal Sharma
    Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    • Lala Bhairam
    Atul Kulkarni
    Atul Kulkarni
    • Gobar
    Pawan Malhotra
    Pawan Malhotra
    • Jai Gopal Sharma
    Divya Dutta
    Divya Dutta
    • Jalebi
    Supriya Pathak
    Supriya Pathak
    • Vimla Sharma
    Tanvi Azmi
    Tanvi Azmi
    • Fatima Mehra
    Vijay Raaz
    Vijay Raaz
    • Inspector Ranvijay
    Deepak Dobriyal
    Deepak Dobriyal
    • Mamdu
    Raghuvir Yadav
    Raghuvir Yadav
    • Ramleela Narrator
    K.K. Raina
    K.K. Raina
    • Haji Suleiman
    Akhilendra Mishra
    Akhilendra Mishra
    • Baba Bandarmaar
    Dayashankar Pandey
    Dayashankar Pandey
    • Kumar
    • (as Daya Shankar Pandey)
    Sheeba Chaddha
    Sheeba Chaddha
    • Rajjo Sharma
    • Director
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra(story & screenplay)
      • Prasoon Joshi(story & screenplay)
      • Kamlesh Pandey(story & screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The role of Roshan Mehra, played by Abhishek Bachchan, was offered to Hritik Roshan, Siddharth (Rang De Basanti (2006) fame), Imran Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar.
    • Goofs
      The Monkey-Man incident occurred in Delhi in 2001--but the Delhi metro rail began in 2002.
    • Quotes

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

    • Alternate versions
      For theatrical release, the film was a given a U/A classification. It was later re-edited for video release (not home video) in order to achieve a U rating. This version is available on Netflix. Cuts were made in scenes of smoking/drinking and some dialogue.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Darling (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Masakali Masakali, Matakali Matakali
      Written by Prasoon Joshi

      Composed by A.R. Rahman

      Performed by Mohit Chauhan

      Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

    User reviews119

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    I'm sorry Mr. Mehra, I underestimated you
    I remember the time the song "Masakkali" hit our TV screens. I felt a good vibe about this movie, later found out that it was from the same director who did RDB, one of my favourites. Being a regular IMDb user, the ratings below 7 barely encouraged me to watch it though. Obviously, the movie never achieved the popularity status anywhere near to that of RDB.

    But for some reason, almost 4 years later, I decided to give it a try and I have to apologise Mr. Mehra for underestimating him. It is nigh impossible to emulate RDB but Delhi 6 shouldn't have done his prospects any harm. If there was anything like an Indian Oscar, Delhi 6 would have been a strong contender, considering the paucity of quality movies that get made in the biggest film industry in the world. As someone who is relatively familiar to the ways of Indian society and mentality, it was a stark depiction of the intricacies that form the gullies and chowks. The colours and noise and the varieties of personalities just illuminates the first half or so. The latter half shows the dark side, naivety, greed, ignorance, pettiness which can quite easily ruin a society.

    Nothing compelled me to write something here other than the fact that moviegoers have decided to rate it 6, which is a pity. No wonder, movies like Dabangg seem to reap financial rewards and recognition and the ones like Delhi-6 are left to stray into oblivion. I loathe bollywood in general, not so bollywood music, but Delhi-6 gives me hope.
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    • JoshLaver
    • Mar 25, 2013

    FAQ1

    • Where can we watch the original director's cut of the film?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 20, 2009 (India)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Delhi - 6
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel Tara Palace, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Central Delhi, Delhi, India
    • Production companies
      • Dillywood
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
      • UTV Motion Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $879,913
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $602,850
      • Feb 22, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,125,579
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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