Mumbai Matinee
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Mumbai Matinee is a 2003
Bollywood
romantic comedy film
directed and written by Anant Balani
and starring Rahul Bose
as a 32 year old virgin. The film premiered on 26 September 2003 and was also released in the UK. Director Anant Balani
died before the film was released on 29 August 2003.
) is a 32 year old advertising agent, but has a serious problem in that he is still a virgin. He meets Baba Hindustani in a hotel who promises to cure him of the teasing he gets from being a virgin. He later meets Nitin Kapoor, a film-maker (Saurabh Shukla
) who later films him as he works out in the gym and other physical activities. Unaware of what is happening, Kapoor edits the film in in such a way to give the impression of Debu as having sex. The film is released and becomes a box office hit and Debu quickly becomes a sex symbol. He later meets Sonali Verma (Perizaad Zorabian
), a journalist, who helps him through his difficulties and they later fall in love .
Bollywood films of 2003
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 2003:-Top grossing films:The top ten grossing films at the Indian box office in 2003.-2003:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
Bollywood
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...
romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
directed and written by Anant Balani
Anant Balani
Anant Balani was a Bollywood film director and screenwriter.He directed films such as Patthar Ke Phool in 1991 which starred Salman Khan. He also wrote the script for Insaaf: The Justice , released in 2004....
and starring Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union player.Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like English,...
as a 32 year old virgin. The film premiered on 26 September 2003 and was also released in the UK. Director Anant Balani
Anant Balani
Anant Balani was a Bollywood film director and screenwriter.He directed films such as Patthar Ke Phool in 1991 which starred Salman Khan. He also wrote the script for Insaaf: The Justice , released in 2004....
died before the film was released on 29 August 2003.
Plot
Debu (Rahul BoseRahul Bose
Rahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union player.Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like English,...
) is a 32 year old advertising agent, but has a serious problem in that he is still a virgin. He meets Baba Hindustani in a hotel who promises to cure him of the teasing he gets from being a virgin. He later meets Nitin Kapoor, a film-maker (Saurabh Shukla
Saurabh Shukla
-Early life:Shukla's family left Gorakhpur for Delhi when he was two years old. After completing his schooling, he did his graduation from Khalsa College, Delhi...
) who later films him as he works out in the gym and other physical activities. Unaware of what is happening, Kapoor edits the film in in such a way to give the impression of Debu as having sex. The film is released and becomes a box office hit and Debu quickly becomes a sex symbol. He later meets Sonali Verma (Perizaad Zorabian
Perizaad Zorabian
Perizaad Zorabian is an Indian actress. Her film debut was with Nagesh Kukunoor's Bollywood Calling and she gained international recognition for her role as Jenny in Subhash Ghai's Joggers' Park .-Early life:...
), a journalist, who helps him through his difficulties and they later fall in love .
Cast
- Rahul BoseRahul BoseRahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union player.Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like English,...
as Debu Chatterjee - Perizaad ZorabianPerizaad ZorabianPerizaad Zorabian is an Indian actress. Her film debut was with Nagesh Kukunoor's Bollywood Calling and she gained international recognition for her role as Jenny in Subhash Ghai's Joggers' Park .-Early life:...
as Sonali Verma - Vijay RaazVijay RaazVijay Raaz is an Indian film actor. His breakthrough came when he played the role of Dubeyji in the movie Monsoon Wedding. Since then, Raaz has been cast in small, often comedic roles, in many Hindi movies, often depicting the character of a common man.-Early life and career:Raaz was born and...
as Baba Hindustani - Saurabh ShuklaSaurabh Shukla-Early life:Shukla's family left Gorakhpur for Delhi when he was two years old. After completing his schooling, he did his graduation from Khalsa College, Delhi...
as Nitin Kapoor - Anusha Dhandekar as Anusha, the temptress
- Kaabir as Rakesh Sharma
- G. Asrani as Pyarelal
- Bakul Thakkar as Roshan Kumar
- Amar TalwarAmar talwarAmar Talwar is a famous artist born in a Khatri family and famous as Bollywood actor. He acted in the historical T.V. Series named Shaanti in which he played the role of Raj 'G.J.' Singh....
as Mahesh Ghodbole - Sunila Karambelkar as Monica D'Costa
- Sanjay GandhiSanjay GandhiSanjay Gandhi was an Indian politician. The younger son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi, he was a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family...
as Rohan Khanna - Noshirwan Jehangir as Pinto
- Shehzad KhanShehzad KhanShehzad Khan is the son of late actor Ajit and is the brother of actor Arbaaz Ali Khan.-Filmography:* Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Maara * Mumbai Matinee .... Don* Khanjar: The Knife .... Shaji...
as Don - Prithvi Zutshi as a Police Inspector
- Pinky Chinoy as a Prostitute
Playback singers
- Anand Raj AnandAnand Raj AnandAnand Raj Anand is an Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry.-Early life:Anand was born in Delhi to a family of jewellers...
- composer of the song "Loot Gaye" - Kay KayKay KayKrishnakumar Kunnath , also known as KK, is an Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films....
- Shantanu Mukherjee
- Sonu NigamSonu NigamSonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
- Saswati Phukan
- Farhad Wadia