King of bollywood (2004 film)
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King of Bollywood is a 2004 Bollywood
comedy film directed by Piyush Jha
and starring Om Puri
. The film is a satire of the Hindi film industry
.
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...
comedy film directed by Piyush Jha
Piyush Jha
Piyush Jha is a film director and screenwriter of Indian origin, most known for his acclaimed films Sikandar , King of Bollywood and Chalo America.-Early life:...
and starring Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
. The film is a satire of the Hindi film industry
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...
.
Plot
British journalist Crystal Chaurasia decides to make a documentary about a faded Bollywood star of yesteryear Karan Kumar. She follows KK as he tries to make his comeback with a new film. Meanwhile his son Rahul disapproves of his efforts, but he increasingly comes to like Crystal.Cast
- Om PuriOm PuriOm Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
as Karan Kumar ("KK") - Sophie DahlSophie DahlSophie Dahl , born Sophie Holloway, is an English author and former model. She was born in London, the daughter of actor Julian Holloway and writer Tessa Dahl. Her maternal grandparents were author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal. Her paternal grandparents were actor Stanley Holloway and...
as Crystal Chaurasia - Diwakar Pundir as Rahul
- Kavita Kapoor as Mandira Kumar
- Manoj Pahwa. as Ratnesh, Karan Kumar's secretary
- Murli Sharma as Sunny
Music
The music was composed by Smoke while Piyush Jha and Sudhakar Sharma wrote the lyrics.- "My Heart Goes Dhak Dhak All The Time" (Kay Kay)
- "King Of Bollywood" (Chetan Shashital)
- "Tu Hai Sehari Babu, Babu (Shreya Ghoshal, ShaanShaan (singer)Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...
) - "Road Dancer, Road Dancer" (Kunal GanjawalaKunal GanjawalaKunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit...
)
External links
- King of Bollywood at Bollywood HungamaBollywood HungamaBollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....