Dil Dosti Etc
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Dil Dosti Etc. is a 2007 Bollywood
film starring Shreyas Talpade
, Imaad Shah
, Nikita Anand
, Smriti Mishra
, Ishita Sharma and Dinesh Kumar in lead roles. It is directed by Manish Tiwary
and produced by Prakash Jha
.The movie got mixed reviews on its release (see external links below for reviews). The movie was successful in multiplex theaters in Delhi and some parts of Mumbai.
), a rich, aimless and cynical 18 year old young man, who has just entered college in Delhi. Juxtaposed against the aimlessness of Apurv is also the story of Sanjay Mishra (Shreyas Talpade
), an ambitious Bihari student & politician with limited means. They represent two divergent world views—the liberal versus the conservative, the no-strings attached versus the committed, the elite versus the middle-class. Directionless and laidback, Apurv searches for meaning in life through amorous escapades with different girls, including a sex-worker Vaishali (Smriti Mishra
) and a school girl Kintu (Ishita Sharma
). Meanwhile Sanjay works single-mindedly to win the college Presidential elections, and yet catches the attention of a rich model Prerna (Nikita Anand
). Dil Dosti Etc is woven together with an ensemble of other characters, who have their own stories to tell. Set against all these is a silly wager that the two protagonists engage in. Sanjay will win the elections and Apurv will manage to have sex with three women in a day. As the film moves towards a volatile climax, you get to test the film’s premise, when you’re young, you believe the possibilities are endless.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film starring Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade
-Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...
, Imaad Shah
Imaad Shah
Imaad Shah, born Imaad-ud-Din Shah, is an Indian actor and musician and also the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, his maternal grandmother was actress Dina Pathak...
, Nikita Anand
Nikita Anand
-Early life:Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S.S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools...
, Smriti Mishra
Smriti Mishra
Smriti Mishra is an Indian film actor, most known for her roles in Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum , Pamela Rooks Train to Pakistan and Vijay Singh's Jaya Ganga.-Filmography:* Sardari Begum * Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin...
, Ishita Sharma and Dinesh Kumar in lead roles. It is directed by Manish Tiwary
Manish Tiwary
Manish Tiwary is from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. He was educated at Cambridge University, Yale University, and the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan...
and produced by Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha is an Indian film producer-director-screenwriter, who is most known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul , Mrityudand , Gangaajal , Apaharan and multistarrer hit movie Raajneeti...
.The movie got mixed reviews on its release (see external links below for reviews). The movie was successful in multiplex theaters in Delhi and some parts of Mumbai.
Film Synopsis
Dil Dosti Etc explores the ambiguities of the youth years. The movie is about coming of age of Apurv (Imaad ShahImaad Shah
Imaad Shah, born Imaad-ud-Din Shah, is an Indian actor and musician and also the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, his maternal grandmother was actress Dina Pathak...
), a rich, aimless and cynical 18 year old young man, who has just entered college in Delhi. Juxtaposed against the aimlessness of Apurv is also the story of Sanjay Mishra (Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade
-Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...
), an ambitious Bihari student & politician with limited means. They represent two divergent world views—the liberal versus the conservative, the no-strings attached versus the committed, the elite versus the middle-class. Directionless and laidback, Apurv searches for meaning in life through amorous escapades with different girls, including a sex-worker Vaishali (Smriti Mishra
Smriti Mishra
Smriti Mishra is an Indian film actor, most known for her roles in Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum , Pamela Rooks Train to Pakistan and Vijay Singh's Jaya Ganga.-Filmography:* Sardari Begum * Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin...
) and a school girl Kintu (Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma is a Indian film actress, who has appeared in Hindi and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performance in Dil Dosti Etc as Kintu & Dulha Mil Gaya as Samara with Fardeen Khan which was her biggest film of all...
). Meanwhile Sanjay works single-mindedly to win the college Presidential elections, and yet catches the attention of a rich model Prerna (Nikita Anand
Nikita Anand
-Early life:Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S.S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools...
). Dil Dosti Etc is woven together with an ensemble of other characters, who have their own stories to tell. Set against all these is a silly wager that the two protagonists engage in. Sanjay will win the elections and Apurv will manage to have sex with three women in a day. As the film moves towards a volatile climax, you get to test the film’s premise, when you’re young, you believe the possibilities are endless.
Cast
- Shreyas TalpadeShreyas Talpade-Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...
... Sanjay Mishra - Imaad ShahImaad ShahImaad Shah, born Imaad-ud-Din Shah, is an Indian actor and musician and also the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, his maternal grandmother was actress Dina Pathak...
... Apurv - Nikita AnandNikita Anand-Early life:Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S.S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools...
... Prerna - Smriti MishraSmriti MishraSmriti Mishra is an Indian film actor, most known for her roles in Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum , Pamela Rooks Train to Pakistan and Vijay Singh's Jaya Ganga.-Filmography:* Sardari Begum * Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin...
...Vaishali - Ishita SharmaIshita SharmaIshita Sharma is a Indian film actress, who has appeared in Hindi and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performance in Dil Dosti Etc as Kintu & Dulha Mil Gaya as Samara with Fardeen Khan which was her biggest film of all...
...Kintu - Dinesh KumarDinesh KumarDinesh Kumar ' is an Indian amateur boxer from Bhiwani, Haryana who competed at the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight.He is coached by Jagdish Singh.He didn't compete in the 2007 World Championships....
...Sonu - Feroze GujralFeroze Gujral-Early life:Feroze Gujral's mother Viqar is half-Indian and half-British while her father George Ewari is half-Arab and half-Indian. Since her father worked for an MNC, they lived in countries like Egypt, Algiers, Paris and London. Her family was rooted in traditional Hyderabadi style Nawab...
...Special Appearance
Sound Track
- Dum lagaa, dum lagaa - Lyrics: Ram Goutam, Prashant Pandey, Siddhatth Suhas
- Lamha Ye Jaaya KahaN - Lyrics: Prashant Pandey
- Sambhalo Dil Ko - Lyrics: Kumaar
- More Banke Chaliya Lyrics: Ram Goutam
- Man Moniye - Lyrics: Kumaar
External links
- The Hindu article
- Review by Mayank Shekhar
- The Upperstall Article
- Review by Joginder Tuteja
- MSN article
- Times of India article
- Music Launch of Dil Dosti Etc in Mumbai
- Glamsham’s Report on Dil Dosti Etc’s Box Office collections
- Taran Adarsh on surprise Box Office collections
- Director Manish Tiwary's Blog on Passion for Cinema