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Cast: Rajesh Vivek, Shankar Sachdev, Shilpa Shukla
Direction: Aman Mihani
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2 hours

Story: The film is a collage of the experiences of a bunch of migrants who come to Mumbai, chasing their dreams. Brothers Ram and Shyam come to Mumbai to become big dons. Meghna wants to become a famous Bollywood actress while Rhea is determined to set up a salon that gives everyone a make-over. Will the dream city help the dreamers fulfil their dreams?

Movie Review: Here's one more attempt to lay bare the soul of Mumbai and understand what makes it tick. But the film maker seems to have lost the plot completely since the film is a hurried patchwork of sequences featuring random characters in search of random things. The hunt for stardom, gangster status, economic independence all get entangled in one big kidnap plan which makes no headway whatsoever. Everybody seems to be running around in circles and Mumbai's magical allure becomes almost farcical. Equally unfunny is the spoof on Amitabh Bachchan, his films and his Kaun Banega Crorepati show.

Understandably, Mumbai and its much talked about spirit does provide rich fodder for the imagination and there have been umpteen memorable stories that have sprung from its melting pot. But there has been a load of junk too spilling forth. Here, nothing is mast: Neither Mumbai nor the Kallanders who come in search of success. Bad performances, a botched up script and a tone that's neither comic nor serious: Avoid.