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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Certificate:

Not Rated

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 USA:

$602,850, 22 February 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$879,913, 15 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

Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra had shot to endings for the film happy and sad in the sad ending Abhisheik Bachchan was suppose to die but later he kept the happy ending in the film.

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Goofs

The movie is set in 2001 but there are scenes showing rehearsals for Indian Idol which did not begin until 2004.

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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

Referenced in Darling (2010)

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Soundtracks

Sasural Ghenda Phool
Written by Prasoon Joshi
Composed by A.R. Rahman and Rajat Dholakia
Performed by Rekha Bhardwaj, Shraddha Pandit and Sujata Majumdar
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

Great movie...disappointed about the rating.

So this movie has an average rating of 6.2, which is quite disappointing for a film like this. It falls along the lines of Rang De Basanti. It is not a masala flick where you have drama, love, sex, music, thrills, laughs, tragedy, etc. This movie doesn't have much entertainment value, it is more about real life and how people behave (just like Rang De Basanti).

Now about the movie. It is directed well and the story is simple. The pace was slow a couple times but it picked up during the climax. Although Abhishek and Sonam aren't great actors in my view, they have my respect for working in this film. You can read the plot to know about the general story.

I would watch this movie again with friends and family. It is definitely a keeper and it's available on Blu-Ray!