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Life in a Metro

  • 20072007
  • 2h 12m
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7.4/10
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Sharman Joshi, Irrfan Khan, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Konkona Sen Sharma, Shiney Ahuja, Kay Kay Menon, and Kangana Ranaut in Life in a Metro (2007)
Six different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO.
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Six different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO.Six different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO.Six different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
12K
YOUR RATING
    • Anurag Basu
    • Anurag Basu(story and screenplay)
    • Sanjeev Dutta(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Dharmendra
    • Irrfan Khan
    • Konkona Sen Sharma
    • Anurag Basu
    • Anurag Basu(story and screenplay)
    • Sanjeev Dutta(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Dharmendra
    • Irrfan Khan
    • Konkona Sen Sharma
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    • 46User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Shiney Ahuja in Life in a Metro (2007)
    Kangana Ranaut in Life in a Metro (2007)
    Sharman Joshi and Kangana Ranaut in Life in a Metro (2007)
    Irrfan Khan and Konkona Sen Sharma in Life in a Metro (2007)
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Shiney Ahuja in Life in a Metro (2007)
    Konkona Sen Sharma and Kangana Ranaut in Life in a Metro (2007)
    Sharman Joshi, Irrfan Khan, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Konkona Sen Sharma, Shiney Ahuja, Kay Kay Menon, and Kangana Ranaut in Life in a Metro (2007)
    Irrfan Khan and Konkona Sen Sharma in Life in a Metro (2007)
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Shiney Ahuja in Life in a Metro (2007)
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    Dharmendra
    Dharmendra
    • Amol
    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Monty
    Konkona Sen Sharma
    Konkona Sen Sharma
    • Shruti Ghosh
    Kay Kay Menon
    Kay Kay Menon
    • Ranjeet Kapoor
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    • Shikha R. Kapoor
    • (as Shilpa Shetty)
    Shiney Ahuja
    Shiney Ahuja
    • Akash Sharma
    Sharman Joshi
    Sharman Joshi
    • Rahul
    Kangana Ranaut
    Kangana Ranaut
    • Neha
    Nafisa Ali
    Nafisa Ali
    • Shivani
    Vicky Ahuja
    Vicky Ahuja
    • Gupta, Rahul's boss
    Gautam Kapoor
    • Vishy K.
    Sagarika Mukherjee Da Costa
      Ayaan Khan
      • Irrfan' son
      Ashwin Mushran
      Ashwin Mushran
      Nilofar
      Rinku Patel
      • Rucha R. Kapoor
      • (as Rinku)
      Sundeep Sharma
      Meenakshi Verma
        • Anurag Basu
        • Anurag Basu(story and screenplay)
        • Sanjeev Dutta(dialogue)
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      • Trivia
        Out of 4 short stories, the story of involving Sharman Joshi, Kangana Ranaut and Kay Kay Menon is inspired by the Billy Wilder's movie The Apartment (1960). Kay Kay Menon plays the boss who utilizes Sharman Joshi's apartment to spend time with Kangana Ranaut. Sharman Joshi plays the same role as Jack Lemmon, while Kay Kay Menon plays a similar role as Fred MacMurray and Kangana Ranaut plays Shirley Maclaine.
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      User reviews46

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      6/10
      Reclaiming Your Life
      Telling parallel stories inter-related to various degrees had been the flavor for some time now in Hindi cinema. Success, however, is almost absent. Anurag Basu had almost pulled it off except for three things - incorrect branding, lack of originality and wannabe rock stars showing up everywhere.

      The story as such had nothing to do with the city of Mumbai. It could have been set anywhere. Also how the city adds to the plights and joys of the character is not very clear. Rat race, lack of time for family, sexual confusions/frustrations are all a reality today of even mid-range cities, not only metros. This is what I meant by incorrect branding. I think the film should have been promoted as story of the time we live in, irrespective of the city. It would have appealed to a larger audience base.

      Basu has been liberal in copying the classic 'The Apartment'. You cannot copy a classic just like that. I'm not sure if the makers of 'The Apartment' are at least credited. Originality is the biggest virtue of any art. Then, the rock stars. Pritam and his band were omnipresent throughout the film. The songs are fantastic but they popping up everywhere started to irritate very soon. A more imaginative filming of the songs would have added to the film's value.

      Inspite of all this, Metro is a very good film to come out in recent times. Though Basu does not go deep into the torments of the characters and just touches them fleetingly, he does manage to capture the essence. Casting is almost precise and all actors do a good job. You get the import of the film that how we are losing ourselves in the maze of the paths laid down for us by everyone except ourselves. It is hard to stand up and reclaim your life. It is difficult to open the car's door and walk out like Kangana does at the end, but probably that's what most of us want to do most of the time.
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      • May 27, 2007

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        • May 11, 2007 (India)
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      • 2 hours 12 minutes
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