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A couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to give their daughter the best education and thus be a part of and accepted by the elite of Delhi.

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Cast

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Raj Batra
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Mita Batra
Dishita Sehgal ...
Pia Batra
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Shyam Prakash
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Tulsi - Shyam's Wife
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Principal Lodha
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Chhotu
Angshuman Nandi ...
Mohan - Shyam's Son
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Aarti Suri
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Admission Consultant
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Masterji - Raj's Father
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MLA
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Young Meeta
Delzad Hiwale ...
Young Raj
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Sushila - Raj's Maid
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Mita's Mother
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Hindi Teacher / Admission Inspector
S.K. Batra ...
Government School Principal
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Dolly
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Dolly's Mother (as Kulbir Kaur)
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Kabir Suri
Pammi Khanna ...
Suraj Valley High School Principal
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Crossroad International School Principal
Angad Dev Dogra ...
DJ
Vijay Kumar Dogra ...
MLA's PA
Arha Mahajan ...
Aarya - Consultant Office Girl
Parth Dhamija ...
Parth - Consultant Office Boy
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Maya
Sahani ...
Maya's Husband
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George - English Expert
Taran Bajaj ...
Prince - The Tout
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Factory Supervisor
Narendra Nagar ...
Principal's PA #1
Arora ...
Principal's PA #2
Anup Trivedi ...
Bharat Nagar Ration Shopkeeper
Radha Sheetal ...
Bharat Nagar Waterline Woman
Sachin Kumar ...
Chandani Chowk Neighbour #1
Mehboob Ali ...
Chandani Chowk Neighbour #2
Mohit Tyagi ...
Chandani Chowk Neighbour #3
Ashima Gulati ...
Vasant Kunj Friend #2
Rahul Batra ...
Vasant Kunj Friend #2's Husband
Rachna ...
Vasant Kunj Friend #3
Jason ...
Ayaan
Kalpana Jha ...
Bharat Nagar Neighbour Woman #1
Chetna Diwakar ...
Bharat Nagar Neighbour Woman #2
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Bharat Nagar Neighbour Woman #3
Krishna Kumar ...
Peon At Delhi Grammar School
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Bribing Parent
Shiva Kumar ...
Parent with CM's Letter
Chayan Trivedi ...
Clerk At Admission Window
Rajat Budhiraja ...
Delhi Grammar School Parent #251
Rohit Tannon ...
Delhi Grammar School Parent #252
Sanjeev Singh ...
Delhi Grammar School Parent #253
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Bharat Nagar Neighbour #1
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Bharat Nagar Neighbour #2
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Bharat Nagar Neighbour #3 (as Ram Diwakar)
Ankur Jain ...
News Reader
Khusboo Sharma ...
News Reporter
Nikki ...
Bharat Nagar Labourer
Yash ...
Government School Student - Raju
Aarti ...
Government School Teacher
Swati Singh ...
Event Manager
Rishabh Verma ...
Waiter
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Chaiwala #1 (as Vishal Jehtwa)
Fasih Safwi ...
T.V Guy
Sandeep Sanchdev ...
Rich Delhi Guy
Deependra Singh ...
Kunf
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Neighbour
Turnext ...
School teacher (uncredited)

Directed by

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Saket Chaudhary

Written by

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Sonu Sinha ... (cowriter)
Neeraj Singh ... (writer)
 
Saket Chaudhary ... (writer)
 
Abdul Rafay Chandio ...
 
Amitosh Nagpal ... (dialogue by)
 
Zeenat Lakhani ... (writer)

Produced by

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Sanjay Bector ... line producer: Georgia
Sharada Karki ... co-producer (as Sharada Karki Jalota)
Kushagra Kulshrestha ... line producer
Bhushan Kumar ... producer
Krishan Kumar ... producer
Sandeep Leyzell ... line producer
Ashok Shetty ... line producer (as Shetty Ashok)
Dinesh Vijan ... producer

Music by

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Amar Mohile ... (background score)
Sachin Sanghvi ... (as Sachin-Jigar)
Jigar Saraiya ... (as Sachin-Jigar)

Cinematography by

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Laxman Utekar ... director of photography

Editing by

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A. Sreekar Prasad

Editorial Department

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Nirmal Gala ... digital intermediate production head
Ashirwad Hadkar ... colorist
Saravanan Madheswaran ... assistant editor
Vaibhav Marathe ... visual effects dailies editor
P.V. Ram Prasaanth ... additional editor
Sheeba Sehgal ... assistant editor
Rachita Singh Ganatra ... additional assistant editor (as Rachita Singh)
SureshAPrasad ... assistant editor (as Suresh)

Casting By

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Honey Trehan

Production Design by

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Mustafa Stationwala

Art Direction by

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Pravin S Kadam
Rakesh Mewati ... delhi assistant art director
Abinash Kumar Pandit ... Second unit art director
Shekhar Ujjainwal

Costume Design by

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Veera Kapur Ee
Jalpaben Apulkumar Patel

Makeup Department

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Anita Matkar ... key hair stylist / personal hairstylist
Avinash Prajapati ... key makeup artist
Vijay Shikare ... Personal makeup artist:Irrfan khan

Production Management

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Sahil Arya ... post-production supervisor
Rashid Ali Khan ... head of production
Nidhi Kullu ... post-production supervisor
Malay Jay Gopal Mishra ... production manager
Ashish Nikam ... production manager
Vikrant Pednekar ... post production assistant
Ankita Yadav ... post production assistant

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tarun Achpal ... making director
Jatin Bajaj ... second assistant director (as Jagjit Singh Bhullar)
Aman Dahiya ... third assistant director: pre-production
Anumita Das ... second assistant director
Islam Paco ... second assistant director
Vikrant Pednekar ... assistant director
Tabish Raza ... assistant director (as Tabish Zaidi)
Fasih Safwi ... first assistant director
Ankita Yadav ... assistant director
Angad Dev Dogra ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Atul Chouthmal ... storyboard artist
Manasi Jage ... Asst. Production Designer
Chhaya Arman Pandit ... assistant art director
Ruchipujara ... assistant production designer

Sound Department

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Curran Alphonso ... a.d.r. editor
Snell Creado ... sound recordist
Pratik Goswami ... sound assistant
Justin Jose ... atmos mixer / re-recording mixer
Parikshit Lalwani ... sound designer
Dipesh Patel ... foley editor / sound engeenier
Sunny Sikka ... sound editor
Arun Singh ... foley artist

Visual Effects by

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Kunal Ahuja ... visual effects supervisor
Praveen Bareria ... visual effects supervisor
Bhavin Barot ... prep artist
Dhirendra Chhatpar ... visual effects editor: dailies
Ibrahim Dokadia ... visual effects coordinator
Sudhir Kurupudi ... senior compositor: primefocus
Shreeram Modak ... Motion Graphic: visual effects
Jimit Shah ... background prep lead
Satyendra Sharma ... prep supervisor
Pratik Pradeep Singh ... visual effects artist
Vinay Vadlakonda ... compositor

Stunts

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Manoj Kagada ... action assistant
Tanveer Singh Maan ... Stunt Assistant
Moses ... action director

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sainath Kadam ... Focus pullar
Jignesh Panchal ... still photographer
Shaikh Mohammed Shadab ... digital imaging technician
Dhiraj Sharma ... Cinematographer for BTS
Zain Sher ... first assistant camera (as Adnan Sher)
Vaseem Siddiqui ... focus puller
Bhanu Pratap Singh ... steadycam

Casting Department

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Taran Bajaj ... associate casting director
Akash Mishra ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jia Bhagia ... assistant costume designer
Sharanya Chandna ... costume assistant

Music Department

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Atif Aslam ... playback singer
Bikram Chaudhary ... musician
Ikka ... playback singer
Amar Mohile ... background score
Rahul Pandirkar ... Music Producer : Oh Ho Ho Ho - Remix
Guru Ranghava ... playback singer
Tanishka Sanghvi ... playback singer
Priya Saraiya ... lyricist
Sukhbir ... playback singer
Abhijit Vaghani ... music producer

Additional Crew

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Manpreet Bacchhar ... manager
Santosh Suresh Bhanji ... production accountant (as Santosh Bhanji)
Shiv Chanana ... senior vice president
Gaurav ... behind the scenes
Payal Nair ... Marketing
Rahul Nanda ... Campaign Designer
Divyaudit Narain Singh ... overseas marketing
Hiten Umrania ... Film Distribution and Marketing
Hemant Verma ... Hospitality Consultant

Thanks

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Nacharel ... thanks
Atul Sabharwal ... thanks

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • 起跑线 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 可怜天下父母心 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 起跑線 (Taiwan)
  • Linha de Partida (Brazil)
  • 人生起跑線 (Taiwan)
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Runtime
  • 132 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend India INR117,900,000, 20 May 2017
Cumulative Worldwide Gross INR3,224,000,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia A kid explains to Irrfan's character about Tyrannosaurus and Stegosaurus. Irrfan Khan played Irrfan Khan in Jurassic World (2015), who is the CEO of a company that clones dinosaurs. See more »
Movie Connections Followed by Angrezi Medium (2020). See more »
Soundtracks Ek Jindari See more »
Quotes Raj Batra: My life is Hindi but my wife is English.
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