Life in a... Metro

Life in a... Metro
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Directed by	Anurag Basu
Written by	Sanjeev Dutta (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Anurag Basu
Story by	Anurag Basu
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala
Starring	Dharmendra Nafisa Ali Shilpa Shetty Kay Kay Menon Shiney Ahuja Irrfan Konkona Sen Sharma Kangana Ranaut Sharman Joshi
Cinematography	Bobby Singh
Edited by	Akiv Ali
Music by	Songs: Pritam Score: Raju Singh
Production company	UTV Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Disney UTV
Release date	11 May 2007 (2007-05-11)
Running time	131 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹9.50 crore[1]
Box office	₹24.45 crore[1]

Life in a... Metro is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Anurag Basu. Partly inspired by Billy Wilder's romantic comedy film The Apartment (1960), it features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Shiney Ahuja, Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kangana Ranaut, and Sharman Joshi in lead roles. The music is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Sayeed Quadri. It narrates the lives of nine people living in Mumbai and deals with topics such as extramarital affairs, sanctity of marriage, commitment phobia, and love.^[2]

Made on a budget of ₹70 million, Life in a... Metro was released on 11 May 2007^[3] and was a surprise commercial success at the box office, grossing over ₹250 million worldwide. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release, with high praise for its novel concept, story, screenplay, dialogues, soundtrack and performances of the ensemble cast.^[4]

At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, Life in a... Metro received six nominations, including Best Director (Basu) and Best Music Director (Pritam), and won three awards – Best Supporting Actor (Khan), Best Supporting Actress (Sen Sharma) and Best Screenplay (Basu).