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Dil Dosti Etc

  • 2007
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Dil Dosti Etc (2007)
Delhi-based fellow-collegians-cum-hostelers, Sanjay Mishra, and Apurv, challenge each other to win the University elections and sleep with three different girls respectively before the election results. While Sanjay sets out to canvas his candidacy, often with violence, against his opponents, Rajesh Solanki and Bunty Nagaar; nonchalant Apurv picks on Vaishali, a prostitute; cute and adorable high school student, Kintu; and is on the look out for a third girl. The question is will Apurv be able to find a third girl in time; and will Sanjay make a mark as the President of the Delhi University Students' Union?
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Two college boys from diverse backgrounds believe that since time is on their side, anything is possible. Consequently, their arrogance leads them to challenge each other to prove their effi... Read allTwo college boys from diverse backgrounds believe that since time is on their side, anything is possible. Consequently, their arrogance leads them to challenge each other to prove their efficiencies.Two college boys from diverse backgrounds believe that since time is on their side, anything is possible. Consequently, their arrogance leads them to challenge each other to prove their efficiencies.

  • Director
    • Manish Tiwary
  • Writers
    • Kumaar
    • Prashant Pandey
    • Goutam Raam
  • Stars
    • Imaaduddin Shah
    • Shreyas Talpade
    • Smriti Mishra
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Manish Tiwary
    • Writers
      • Kumaar
      • Prashant Pandey
      • Goutam Raam
    • Stars
      • Imaaduddin Shah
      • Shreyas Talpade
      • Smriti Mishra
    • 22User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Imaaduddin Shah
    Imaaduddin Shah
    • Apurv
    • (as Imaad Shah)
    Shreyas Talpade
    Shreyas Talpade
    • Sanjay Mishra
    Smriti Mishra
    • Vaishali
    Nikita Anand
    Nikita Anand
    • Prerna Vijay Heerjawahar
    Raakesh Maudgal
    • Banti Nagar
    Ishita Sharma
    • Kintu
    • (as Ishitta Sharrma)
    Saurabh Chauhan
    • Sumant
    Gurpreet Grover
    Feroze Gujral
      Dinesh Kumar
      Colin McLeod
      • Mark
      Soni Razdan
      Soni Razdan
      • Apurv's mom
      Shivaji Satam
      Shivaji Satam
      • Kintu's dad
      • (as Shivaaji Satam)
      Vilay Shanker
      • Lead Biker
      Rajeev Siddhartha
      Rajeev Siddhartha
      • Rajesh Solanki
      • (as Rajiv Siddhartha)
      Yuvraj S Singh
      • Laxman Chaudhari
      • (as Yuvraj Siddharth Singh)
      Yuvraj S Singh
      • Laxman Chaudhari
      Prateek Srivastava
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      • Director
        • Manish Tiwary
      • Writers
        • Kumaar
        • Prashant Pandey
        • Goutam Raam
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      User reviews22

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      8tarun-bultu

      A masterpiece

      this is a kind of a movie that the today youth wants....

      its not like that every body not knows what they want but in the end will they get it? its is about how the youth of India reacts....some will want to change the country but not knowing that their morals r right or wrong..

      if u r a youth or a sensible person then watch this...other wise u will only enjoy the utter common dialogs...which totally like u speaks with your friend... film is about the delhi university politics....and the work by the directer is awesome..

      i think its a masterpiece....
      7prateek4261

      Honest undertones

      Coldness of the lead actor (Imaad) really makes up for this movie who perfectly lays the foundation of undertones and implicit scenarios woven by this script. Each character whether its schoolgirl (Ishiita) or the prostitute (Vaishali)or even aspiring model (Nikita) is a built-up for the single question raised and rediscovered in the end of the movie. Provocative yet to the ground reality are the high features, but as usual tapping the best out of Shreyas Talpade would have lead to an archetype(...bollywood cinema...did I say that correctly??). This movie gives you a breathing space but the question remains.... Are you aware of it and seek that space?? I was and I liked the movie till the end.
      10amitj8788

      Dil Dosti Etc juxtapositions many oddities together

      Set in modern Delhi(Delhi university to be precise), the movie juxtapositions many oddities together. To begin with, the character Sanjay Mishra(Shreyas Talpade), is your quintessential hinterland hero, emotional, with his earthy middle class values, providing a background for his (very ruthless) ambitions. Quite a contrast to this is the aimless Apurv, spectacularly portrayed by Imad Shah...He's cold, aimless, aloof and his mind operates in a space which is distinctly gray, but at the same time colorful. He exemplifies the new liberal man, who's defining character is his ability to negotiate in that ethical never land...Although I should add that though Apurv comes across as cold, he never appears calculating or Machiavellian....Sanjay's girlfriend Prerna is what I would call a perfect example of misplaced western-ism in the garb of modernity, the kind you encounter most in the metros...Ishita Sharma, who plays Kintu, symbolizing the next-gen teens...at the verge of sexual liberation, but still consider it important to cloak their expletives in a hogwash of codes(if you remember Juno, and the scene where her friend goes 'Phuket Thailand'...)....

      Overall the film portrays precisely the kind of societal changes going on in India...An urban elite who are too cocksure about their 'modern' values, a small town guy who holds on to his imagined traditional values, ambitious but often confused by big city people and their elitist habits...And in the end of it all, the intellectually ambiguous Apurv reducing everything to 'Sanjay is dead, and I survived'...So at the end it all boils down to cold facts, and nothing else....
      10abhinavsekawari

      Simply a great film to be seen on Indian Screen

      Simply a great film seen on Indian Screen. Thoroughly enjoyed the film even if it needs the patience to see what the story teller is trying to show case… he very deftly builds up several characters who go to university in delhi… they come from different background and want different things in life. The two hero are from two mentalities one is small towner and wants to be a politician in college other is this characters who rummages through life and just wants to fulfill one basic need – sex! A great creation of environment, and subtle drama… that is so missing on Indian cinema. what is amazing about your film is that many many things you don't see if you don't bother things behind actors & lines said by people - . what I love and thank you is you don't have to give a message there is a distinct feeling when movie ends that you want to go back and see it again. We discussed why did sanjay die, and would happened if sanjay had actually lived? Highly recommended guys! (and girls! – you will see girls here who are making their own minds on romance, sex and career….) - Abhinav Sekawariv
      8ronak_15

      A movie closed to reality

      The movie is well knit up to some extent and portrays the real life a student lives in modern Indian culture.

      The best thing I liked about the movie is the end and the conclusions driven.

      If you look into the acting perspective, Imam shah who is the son of naserrudin shah and ratna pathak shah has done a very good job and he really suites the character in the movie.

      Shreyas talpade, is an awesome actor, no doubt about it. The new comer girls have done a good job up to some extent since they did not have a wholesome role in the movie but they supported the movie and it would not have been as good as it is with them.

      Nikita Anand, Miss India Universe 2003 I think is casted in a bollywood movie for the first time ...also provides an added feature of the real life situation and overall everybody fit into their characters.

      But finally I would like to tell you that Imam Shah has enough potential as his father has....and would succeed in winning the audience .....may be not in this movie but his movies to come.

      The only negative point about this movie would be the this is not a family movie or a movie that can be watched by an age group older than 30 but certainly the young chaps of India....especially the college students will like this movie and appreciate it. There is some vulgar language in the movie(not much a few) but i think that was needed because that would only portray the trueness of the young Indian society.

      Overall something to learn from this movie. So watch once so that you wont regret .....:)

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      • Trivia
        The film was originally titled "Love Story".
      • Quotes

        Apurv: When you are young, you believe the possibilities are endless.

      • Connections
        Features Casablanca (1942)
      • Soundtracks
        Sambhalo Dil Ko
        Performed by Sunidhi Chauhan

        Lyrics by Kumaar

        Composed by Suhas Shetty, Siddharth

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      • Release date
        • September 28, 2007 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Official site
        • Official site
      • Languages
        • Hindi
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Сердечный друг
      • Filming locations
        • New Delhi, Delhi, India
      • Production company
        • Prakash Jha Productions
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $774,219
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 52m(112 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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