The Film

The Film is a 2005 Indian thriller film directed by Junaid Memon also produced along with Amitabh Bhattacharya. The film stars Mahima Chaudhry, Khalid Siddiqui, Ananya Khare, Chahat Khanna, Ravi Gossain, Vaibhav Jhalani and Vivek Madan in lead roles with Sulabha Deshpande, Mukesh Khanna, Nasser Abdullah and Rakesh Bedi in important supporting roles with a voice-over by Irrfan Khan. The film focuses on seven strugglers, after failing constantly in their attempts to enter Bollywood industry, chooses the path of crime to achieve this end.

The Film
Film's poster[1]
Directed byJunaid Memon
Produced byAmitabh Bhattacharya
Junaid Memon
Story byJunaid Memon
StarringMahima Chaudhry
Khalid Siddiqui
Music bySamidha-Khalid
Siddharth-Suhas
CinematographyAmitabha Singh
Ayhan Ghanim
Edited byAjay Kedare
Distributed byNomad Films
Release date
  • 25 November 2005 (2005-11-25)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹145,000 (US$2,000) (total)[2]

Cast

Critical reception

Joginder Tuteja from IndiaGlitz stated that film has a message of "shortcuts" and "crime never pays" but with a "predictable script".[3] Critic Taran Adarsh rated the film 1,5 out 5, stating "THE FILM is a decent attempt by a first-time director, who has focused more on the story than the stars".[4] Indrani Roy Mitra from Rediff praised the film, stating it as "a laudable effort" from Junaid Memon.[5]

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References
  1. Bradley Fernandes (15 October 2012). "Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa poster a rip-off!". Filmfare. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. "The Film (2005) - Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. Joginder Tuteja (30 November 2005). "The Film Movie Review - A 'plan' goes awry". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. Taran Adarsh (25 November 2005). "The Film (2005) review by Taran Adarsh". BH News Network. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. Indrani Roy Mitra (25 November 2005). "The Film: Laudable effort". Rediff desk. Rediff. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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