Filmistaan (2012)

In Mumbai, affable Bollywood buff and wanna-be-actor Sunny, who works as an assistant director, fantasizes on becoming a heart-throb star. However, at every audition he is summarily thrown ... See full summary »

Director:

Nitin Kakkar

Writer:

Nitin Kakkar

Stars:

Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, Kumud Mishra

5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sharib Hashmi	...	Sunny
Inaamulhaq	...	Aftaab
Kumud Mishra	...	Mehmood
Gopal Datt	...	Jawaad (as Gopal Dutt)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manoj Bakshi	...	Cop
Ravi Sah	...	Haafiz (as Ravi Bhushan Bhartiya)

Storyline

In Mumbai, affable Bollywood buff and wanna-be-actor Sunny, who works as an assistant director, fantasizes on becoming a heart-throb star. However, at every audition he is summarily thrown out. Undeterred, he goes with an American crew to remote areas in Rajasthan to work on a documentary. One day an Islamic terrorist group kidnaps him for the American crew-member. Sunny finds himself on enemy border amidst guns and pathani-clad guards, who decide to keep him hostage until they locate their original target. The house In which he is confined belongs to a Pakistani, whose trade stems from pirated Hindi films, which he brings back every time he crosses the border. Soon, the two factions realize that they share a human and cultural bond. The film shows how cinema can be the universal panacea for co-existence.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | rajasthan | bollywood | border crossing | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmistaan movie was declared tax free in Maharashtra State.

User Reviews

beyond the borders of India and Pakistan....heart touching film

i have seen this film @ IFFK film fest kerala,India.....its about human and their emotions,...passions...faith.....director tried to keep the balance while telling the subjects about India and Pakistan... the best scene in this film is at the end of the film..."Hero speaking with kid,,.." .. kid:." you are not a Hindustani... hero :.why..? ... kid :Hindustanis are not nice persons like you...!!! hero : dear ...who told you that..? kid: i heard it from everywhere... hero;its not true...we Indians are also thought like this.....etc...etc.. .... ..this film is right from the heart of the director...he used humor elements for entertaining the audience... and spread a good message their hearts...all other elements like politics,terrorism,Bollywood are secondary elements..

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

6 June 2014 (USA)

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,113, 8 June 2014

Gross USA:

$45,406

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,282,717

Company Credits

Production Co:

Satellite Picture Private, Shringar Films, UTV Spotboy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1