Vinay Pathak Movies
Two stars find their paths rising and falling within the Bollywood studio system in this nostalgic musical drama from director and screenwriter Sudhir Mishra. It's the mid-Fifties, and Nikhat (Soha Ali Khan) is a lovely young woman who dreams of a career in the movies. When Nikhat meets Prem Kumar (Rajat Kapoor), a well-known actor whose career is starting to go into decline, he helps her land a small role in a film, and soon Nikhat becomes the protégé of studio chief Khosa (Saurabh Shukla). As Nikhat rises to sudden fame, another new face becomes a force to be reckoned with at the studio -- Zafar (Shiney Ahuja), a successful and well-respected playwright who discovers he has a knack for writing movie scripts. After penning a handful of hits, Zafar becomes an important director, with his close friend Shyamol (Vinay Pathak) as his right-hand man. As the studio's leading actress and best director, Zafar and Nikhat become Bollywood royalty, and it surprises no one when the two fall in love. However, in the grand tradition of show biz romances, Zafar and Nikhat's relationship runs into a rough patch when she becomes an alcoholic and he falls from favor with Khosa and his associates. Khoya Khoya Chand (aka Lost Moon) received its American premiere at the 2008 Palm Springs Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shiney Ahuja, Soha Ali Khan, (more)
- 2007
Mixed Doubles star Ranvir Shorey stars as an actor seduced into the notorious Indian underworld after being approached to impersonate a major crime kingpin in modern-day Mumbai. Much like the hundred of thousands of other aspiring actors hoping to strike it big in Bollywood, our ambitious protagonist is used to playing small, insignificant parts. But this actor possesses one unique trait that the rest of his fellow-actors do not - he's the spitting image of a major mafia heavy. Now forced to assume the persona of a wanted man with a fearsome reputation, the actor greets his challenge with Oscar-winning ambition. But his new existence is based entirely on a lie, and while the situations he becomes involved with are merely comical at first, they quickly take a hard turn into far more deadly territory. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Naseeruddin Shah, Ranvir Shorey, (more)
In a time when India and Pakistan are being torn apart, true love still manages to take root despite the fear and intolerance that blights the troubled landscape. The year is 1947, and as India and Pakistan are split into two separate states the rivers run red with blood. Gian (Jimi Mistry) is a Sikh and former soldier who risks his life to rescue young Muslim Naseem (Kristin Kruek) from a rampaging mob. As this unlikely pair begins to realize their true feelings for one another, the bond between them helps to heal the tender wounds of war. But what chance does true love really have against the destructive force or religious zealotry? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk, (more)
Designed as actress Madhuri Dixit's cinematic comeback, director Anil Mehta's upbeat musical tells the story of a theater actress who embarks on the most important decade of her life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma, (more)
- 2007
Rajat Kapoor and Vinay Pathak star in director Sagar Ballary's outrageous tale of an arrogant music industry executive whose plan to bring an idiot to dinner goes hilariously awry. Ranjeet Thadani may be handsome and wealthy, but he's also an insufferable jerk who's grown decidedly bored as of late. In order to keep things interesting, Ranjeet and the rest of his friends host a weekly dinner in which one person brings along a complete moron for the entertainment of the others. This week Ranjeet has hit the jackpot: His guest Bharat Bhushan is an imbecile of epic proportions, and will no doubt prove a valuable source of entertainment for the evening. Unfortunately, Ranjeet injures his back on the evening of the dinner, forcing him to spend the evening alone with Bharat. Now, as Bharat does his best to help his new "friend" win back his wife, Ranjeet once-comfortable life becomes an endless series of small scale disasters. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rajat Kapoor, Sarika, (more)
A troubled young lawyer's heated affair with the lusty wife of a wealthy industrialist turns deadly in editor-turned-director Amit Saxena's sexy noir thriller. Kabir Lal (John Abraham) has had little luck in law, but upon meeting the irresistibly sexy Sonia (Bipasha Basu), the legal system is the farthest thing from his mind. As the duo's sexual chemistry grows during a series of increasingly heated encounters and Kabir is blinded by his raging passion, he finds himself drawn into a deadly plot to dispose of his lover's wealthy husband. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, (more)
Following the sudden and unexpected death of her husband, a widowed child bride lashes out against her fate in the Hindu ashram where she is expected to atone for her sins in this humanistic drama, the third installment of filmmaker Deepa Mehta's Elemental Trilogy. Chuyia's (Sarala) husband has died, and religious doctrine dictates that she now retire to an ashram to atone for the sins that caused her husband's untimely death. As Chuyia bides her time among widows both young an old -- some accepting of their fate and some bitterly resentful -- the preadolescent widow's spirit remains unbroken and hopeful for a brighter future. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, (more)
