Mastana

Bombay Boys (1998)

Actors: Naveen Andrews (actor), Roshan Seth (actor), Vinay Pathak (actor), Bharat S. Shah (miscellaneous crew), Naseeruddin Shah (actor), Rahul Bose (actor), Prithvi Zutshi (actor), Shishir Sharma (actor), Dale Bhagwagar (miscellaneous crew), Shivkumar Subramaniam (actor), Nagesh Bhonsle (actor), Priya Krishnaswamy (editor), Sunil Shende (actor), Angad Paul (producer), Kaizad Gustad (writer),

Plot: Krishna alias Kris Sahani lives in New York, U.S., but decides to travel to his homeland in order to act in a movie. While Ricardo Fernandes leaves Sydney, Australia to travel to Bombay in search of his missing brother, Roger. And finally, Zeres Mistry, from London, England, also travels to Bombay to find his true love. The paths of all three Non-resident Indians cross in the taxi ride to Colaba, and they decide to stick together in their search for an apartment. They do succeed in finding one, owned by a seemingly gay landlord, Pesi Shroff, who openly and lovingly eyes a visibly uncomfortable Zeres. Things do not go well for Kris as well as he is asked by Filmmaker, Don Mastana, to act in a movie that is slated to be the worst movie in Bollywood history. Ricardo finds himself at the mercy of the local police, who make it clear to him that they have better things to do than look for his missing brother. It is only a matter of time before the hapless trio to realize that their respective hopes, dreams and aspirations are soon to turn to hopelessness and nightmares - from which there is no escape.

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Taxi Driver (1954)

Actors: Vijay Anand (writer), Dev Anand (actor), Ratan Gaurang (actor), Sachin Dev Burman (composer), Vijay Anand (writer), Rashid Khan (actor), Sudhir (actor), Johnny Walker (actor), Chetan Anand (director), Chetan Anand (writer), S.S. Lingayat (miscellaneous crew), Sheila Ramani (actress), Hameed (actor), Kalpana Kartik (actress), Hammad Jafri (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Take a nostalgic journey circa 1960s Bombay with it's quiet, peaceful and scenic background, trams, and a unique taxi driver, Mangal, who is called "Hero" by his friends. A driver who drives a cab by day, then drinks at night, listens to his singer girlfriend, Sylive, and then goes into a drunken stupor - and wakes up with a hangover. One day, while assisting another taxi driver, Mangal comes to the assistance of a damsel in distress, who is being molested by two thugs. Mangal gallants rescues her, and attempts to take her to her destination, to no avail, as the person she is looking for has moved. The next day, Mangal and the young woman, Mala, again attempt to seek Ratanlal, a music director, but the entire day is spent in vain. Mala lives in Mangal's tiny apartment and both become attracted to each other. When Mala finds out about Sylvie, she leaves him. He goes in her search, but finds that she has become a famous singer with the help of her music director friend. Will Mangal ever get a chance to tell about his love for Mala? What will Sylvie's reaction be?