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

Indian Cinema at it's best !!!!!

I watched this film at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala. It was the second and last screening of the film. Though i did get great reviews about the film, i didn't expect this much to be frank. It turned out to be the most satisfying film of the fest...It was the biggest crowd puller of the festival ,needless to say i struggled a lot to watch the film and it paid off well.Each and every aspect of the film was just fantastic , be it the direction, photography, screenplay, editing, music and coming to the performances Sharib Hashmi as Sunny just mesmerized the audience with his splendid act. He was the real star of the film festival.Another notable act was that of Inaamulhaq who came up with a stellar performance.Filmistaan is easily one of the best debut i have ever seen. First time director Nitin Kakkar has made a gem of a film. The Silver Crow Pheasant Award (Rajata Chakoram) for the best debut director which he won at the festival affirms it. Don't ever miss this astounding work !!!!!

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