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Life in a Metro

Life in a Metro

One City. Countless Emotions.

20076.32h 12m

Overview

A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.

Directed by Anurag Basu
Written by Anurag Basu, Sanjeev Dutta, Amitabh Verma
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala
Box OfficeBudget: $1.1MRevenue: $2.9M

Top Cast

Kay Kay Menon

Kay Kay Menon

Ranjeet Kapoor

Shilpa Shetty Kundra

Shilpa Shetty Kundra

Shikha Kapoor

Konkona Sen Sharma

Konkona Sen Sharma

Shruti Ghosh

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Debu

Shiney Ahuja

Shiney Ahuja

Akash Sharma

Sharman Joshi

Sharman Joshi

Rahul

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut

Neha

Dharmendra

Dharmendra

Amol

Manoj Pahwa

Manoj Pahwa

Doctor

Nafisa Ali

Nafisa Ali

Vaijanti

Themes & Keywords

marriageanthologyfear of commitmentextramarital affairmultiple storylinesmumbairomantic drama

About Life in a Metro

Life in a Metro is a drama, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of marriage, anthology, fear of commitment, extramarital affair, multiple storylines, mumbai. Directed by Anurag Basu, it stars Kay Kay Menon, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Konkona Sen Sharma. A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.

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