Bombay to Bangkok
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Bombay to Bangkok is a Bollywood
film starring Shreyas Talpade
and Lena Christensen
in the lead roles. It is written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor
and produced by Elahe Hiptoola
and Rahul Puri.
), a petty thief, in desperate need of money, steals from the local don (Naseeruddin Shah
) and escapes his way into a team of doctors heading for relief work to Bangkok. Unfortunately, he loses the all-important money bag in the chaos.
In Bangkok, his world turns upside down at a massage parlour where he bumps into Jasmine (Lena Christensen
). The hitch is, she is all Thai and he can't converse with her at all. A ray of hope comes his way the next day when Jasmine turns up desperately in need of a doctor.
Shankar, posing as a doctor along with the Sardar buddy Rachinder, jumps into this whirlpool, while Jasmine soon gets pulled into his bumbling adventures while running away from the don and his son (Vijay Maurya).
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...
and Lena Christensen
Lena Christensen
Lena Christensen is a Thai-Danish actress, television presenter and singer. She co-starred in the 2004 Thai film, SARS Wars and Oxide Pang's The Tesseract. She also forayed into Indian films by starring opposite Shreyas Talpade in Bombay to Bangkok, a Hindi film released in Jan'08.In Thailand, she...
in the lead roles. It is written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor
Nagesh Kukunoor
Nagesh Kukunoor is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is known for movies such as Hyderabad Blues , Rockford , 3 Deewarein and Iqbal .-Early life:...
and produced by Elahe Hiptoola
Elahe Hiptoola
Elahe Hiptoola is a Bollywood film actress, producer, and costume designer.Her credits include executive producer of 3 Deewarein, Hyderabad Blues 2, Iqbal, and Dor.-Career:Elahe Hiptoola frequently works with producer Nagesh Kukunoor...
and Rahul Puri.
Plot
Shankar (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...
), a petty thief, in desperate need of money, steals from the local don (Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
) and escapes his way into a team of doctors heading for relief work to Bangkok. Unfortunately, he loses the all-important money bag in the chaos.
In Bangkok, his world turns upside down at a massage parlour where he bumps into Jasmine (Lena Christensen
Lena Christensen
Lena Christensen is a Thai-Danish actress, television presenter and singer. She co-starred in the 2004 Thai film, SARS Wars and Oxide Pang's The Tesseract. She also forayed into Indian films by starring opposite Shreyas Talpade in Bombay to Bangkok, a Hindi film released in Jan'08.In Thailand, she...
). The hitch is, she is all Thai and he can't converse with her at all. A ray of hope comes his way the next day when Jasmine turns up desperately in need of a doctor.
Shankar, posing as a doctor along with the Sardar buddy Rachinder, jumps into this whirlpool, while Jasmine soon gets pulled into his bumbling adventures while running away from the don and his son (Vijay Maurya).
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...
... Shankar - Lena ChristensenLena ChristensenLena Christensen is a Thai-Danish actress, television presenter and singer. She co-starred in the 2004 Thai film, SARS Wars and Oxide Pang's The Tesseract. She also forayed into Indian films by starring opposite Shreyas Talpade in Bombay to Bangkok, a Hindi film released in Jan'08.In Thailand, she...
... Jasmine - Vijay Maurya
- Yatin Karyekar
- Manmeet Singh
- Sharad Wagh
- Surender Kumar
- Naseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
... special appearance
External links
- Official website
- Bombay to Bangkok at IndiaFM