King of Bollywood
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| King of Bollywood | |
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| Directed by | Piyush Jha |
| Written by | Piyush Jha , Deepa Gahlot[1] |
| Starring | Om Puri, Sophie Dahl, Murli Sharma |
| Music by | Smoke |
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| Countries | United Kingdom India |
| Languages | Hindi English |
King of Bollywood is a 2004 Bollywood comedy film directed by Piyush Jha, starring Om Puri.[2] The film is a satire of the Hindi film industry.
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 movie. Meanwhile, his son Rahul disapproves of his efforts, but he increasingly comes to like Crystal.
Cast
- Om Puri as Karan Kumar ("KK")
- Sophie Dahl as Crystal Chaurasia
- Diwakar Pundir as Rahul
- Kavita Kapoor as Mandira Kumar
- Manoj Pahwa as Ratnesh, Karan Kumar's secretary
- Murli Sharma as Sunny
Release
The film released worldwide on 24 September 2004.
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, Shaan)
- "Road Dancer, Road Dancer" (Kunal Ganjawala)
References
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (27 May 2004). "Dig at Bollywood". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Om shakti". The Sunday Tribune. 12 September 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2011.