Life in a... Metro

Starring: Shiney Ahuja, Shilpa Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Sharman Joshi, Gautam Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kangna Ranaut, Irrfan Khan, Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali
Director: Anurag Basu
Music: Pritam
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala

Rahul (Sharman Joshi) works as a call centre executive in a BPO in the metro city Mumbai. Rahul is a silent lover and admires his colleague Neha (Kangana Ranaut). Neha has rose in the ranks of the company not due to her commitment towards her work but it is because of the affection that her boss Ranjeet (Kay Kay) has towards her. Ranjeet wants Neha just to fulfill his physical desires. Ranjeet is a married man. He has a 6 year old son and lives with his wife Shikha (Shilpa Shetty). Shikha is an educated urban girl who decides to give up her profession so that she could concentrate on her son. Soon, their married life turns into a bed of thorns and Ranjeet finds life in Neha. Ranjeet finds this cool and exciting and there is no commitment involved. Shikha is attracted towards Akash (Shiney Ahuja), whose wife had divorced him. Akash is a rebellion and a loser without a cause. Akash and Shikha’s love blossoms and she almost crosses her limits that she has so fervently guarded all these years. Amol (Dharmendra), a 70 year old man returns to India after a huge gap of 40 years. He wants to spend the last years of his life with Vaijanti (Nafisa Ali), his first love. Vaijanti is Shikha’s aunt and her pillar of strenghth. There is another story blossoming up. Shikha’s sister Shruti (Konkana Sen Sharma) is a employee at Radiomirchi and is looking for her best man. She gets hooked up with RJ Wishy K (Gautam Kapoor) and their affair blossoms. She also meets Debu (Irrfan Khan) through a matrimonial website. Debu is ready to marry Shruti but Shruti loves RJ Wishy K. Anurag Basu does well to handle the complex story but some parts of it still lack the awesome touch witnessed before in films like Murder and Gangster. The concept of introducing Pritam and his band in every song of the film does not add to the flavour of the film. Yes, there is an element of truth in what his movie tries to convey and I dare say that this film is brilliant, but only in patches. What saves the day for Basu is his super star cast. Almost everyone comes out trumps with an understated performance that screams out loud! No histrionics here. Just, plain, simple playing the character. Shilpa, Kay Kay, Irrfan and Konkona vying for top honors. Shilpa delivers her finest performance thus far, much better than her work in PHIR MILENGE. Irrfan is the life of the show. You're bound to run out of adjectives to describe this performance. He's sure to appeal to every strata -- elite, intellectuals, classes, masses, kids… Konkona compliments Irrfan beautifully all through. A brilliant performance yet again. Dharmendra is simply superb. He makes you moist-eyed at several places. Sharman Joshi underplays his character beautifully. Kangana is not in form this time. Shiney Ahuja is passable. He deserved a few more meaty scenes. Nafisa Ali is grace personified. Gautam Kapoor is adequate. Manoj Pahwa is okay. Overall, Life in a... Metro is a multiple stories run concurrently.

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