Yeh Saali Zindagi is a 2011 Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 romantic drama film directed by Sudhir Mishra

Sudhir Mishra

Sudhir Mishra is an Indian film director and screenwriter most renowned for directing critically acclaimed films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi and Chameli.-Early life and education:...

 and starring Irrfan Khan, Arunoday Singh

Arunoday Singh

Arunoday Singh is an Indian film actor. Arunodoy Singh debut movie was Sikandar . He played the character of some Kashmiri Zahgeer Quadir in the movie Sikander...

, Chitrangda Singh and Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian film actress. A classical bharatanatyam dancer, she made her acting debut with Sharada Ramanathan's acclaimed film Sringaram and rose to fame after her performance in Sudhir Mishra's 2011 film Yeh Saali Zindagi....

. The film was released on February 4, 2011.

Plot

Gangsters kidnap the prospective son-in-law of a politician in order to secure the release of an imprisoned gang-member. Starting with multiple backgrounds; slowly all the characters get enmeshed in a single story track of kidnapping and ransom.
After Bade falls out of favor of Member of Parliament, Verma, he is arrested, held in a cell without any trial, and is humiliated and beaten everyday. His brother Chhotte and others conspire to secure his release by kidnapping Verma's to-be son-in-law, Shyam Singhania. Things do not go exactly as planned and Priti, Shyam's girlfriend, also gets abducted. In order to ensure Shyam's safety, she agrees to liaise between Verma and the gangsters - not knowing that she has an admirer who will do anything for her. She meets with Shyam's father as well as Verma but may end up endangering everyone's lives especially after Verma makes it clear that he will not negotiate Bade's release under any circumstance.

Cast

• Irrfan Khan as Arun
• Arunoday Singh
  Arunoday Singh
  Arunoday Singh is an Indian film actor. Arunodoy Singh debut movie was Sikandar . He played the character of some Kashmiri Zahgeer Quadir in the movie Sikander...
  
   as Kuldeep
• Chitrangda Singh as Priti
• Aditi Rao Hydari
  Aditi Rao Hydari
  Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian film actress. A classical bharatanatyam dancer, she made her acting debut with Sharada Ramanathan's acclaimed film Sringaram and rose to fame after her performance in Sudhir Mishra's 2011 film Yeh Saali Zindagi....
  
   as Shanti
• 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...
  
   as Mehta
• Sushant Singh
  Sushant Singh
  Sushant Singh is an Indian actor, born in 1971.-Biography:He hails from Bijnor District in Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling from a residential public school in Nainital - Birla Vidya Mandir. He did his post graduation in English Literature from Kirori Mal College and was involved with the fine...
  
   as Satbeer
• Vipin Sharma as Tony
• Yashpal Sharma
  Yashpal Sharma (actor)
  Yashpal Sharma is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, apart from Lagaan , Gangaajal , Ab Tak Chhappan , Apaharan and Singh is Kinng and his role as Kuwar Singh in Zee's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan.-Early life...
  
   as Bade
• Prashant Narayanan
  Prashant Narayanan
  Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like Chhal, Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, Shadows of Time, Bombil and Beatrice, Via Darjeeling and Murder 2. Certainly his big break came in the Bhatt banner film Murder 2.-Early life:Born in Kerala, Narayanan grew up in Delhi...
  
   as Chote
• Vipul Gupta as Shyam
• Tarun Shukla as Guddu
• Madhvi Singh as minister's daughter

Music

The music has been composed by sitarist Nishat Khan

Nishat Khan

Nishat Khan is an Indian sitar player and son of surbahar player Imrat Khan.Khan was born in the mid-1960s in Kolkata. He performed with musicians of the genres jazz, Gregorian chant, flamenco and Western classical music. In August 2002, Khan performed for the Diet of Japan in Tokyo and played in...

 and has lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire

Swanand Kirkire

Swanand Kirkire is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, writer, also a television serial writer, assistant director, dialogue writer, both in television and Hindi films.Kirkire won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice...