Delhi-6

Delhi-6
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRakesh Omprakash Mehra
Screenplay byRakesh Omprakash Mehra
Prasoon Joshi
Kamlesh Pandey
Story byRakesh Omprakash Mehra
Kamlesh Pandey
Based onMonkey-man of Delhi
Produced byRakesh Omprakash Mehra
Ronnie Screwvala
StarringAbhishek Bachchan
Sonam Kapoor
Aditi Rao Hydari
Rishi Kapoor
Supriya Pathak
Atul Kulkarni
Pavan Malhotra
Divya Dutta
Deepak Dobriyal
Vijay Raaz
Om Puri
Waheeda Rehman
CinematographyBinod Pradhan
Edited byP. S. Bharathi
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 20 February 2009 (2009-02-20)
Running time
140 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Delhi-6 is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as an NRI who arrives in India with his ailing grandmother (played by Waheeda Rehman) and begins discovering his roots before getting embroiled in a religious dispute involving a mysterious monkey-like attacker. The film co-stars Sonam Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari, Rishi Kapoor, Supriya Pathak, Atul Kulkarni, Pavan Malhotra, Deepak Dobriyal, Divya Dutta, Vijay Raaz and Om Puri. It marks the Hindi film debut of Rao Hydari.[2] The number 6 refers to the Postal Index Number (PIN) of the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, a shortened form of 110006. It is Mehra's third film after Aks (2001) and Rang De Basanti (2006). The film's soundtrack, composed by A. R. Rahman, was a commercial success and received positive reviews from music critics upon release.

Following international premieres at the Dubai International Film Festival as well as the Museum of Modern Art,[3][4] Delhi-6 was released on 20 February 2009 and was a commercial failure at the box office. Despite failing commercially, it received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its soundtrack and performances of the cast, but criticism for its story, screenplay and pacing.

At the 57th National Film Awards, Delhi-6 won Best Production Design (Samir Chanda) in addition to winning the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. The version submitted to the National Awards featured an alternate ending favored by Mehra, which was unavailable to the general public and shown only in a limited one-week theatrical release as well as the Venice Film Festival.[5] Additionally, at the 55th Filmfare Awards, the film received 7 nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Dutta), and won 3 awards, including Best Music Director (A. R. Rahman). The film has over the years become notable for its soundtrack.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Delhi-6". BBFC. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Rakesh Mehra's Delhi-6 to star Hrithik Roshan and Om Puri". m IndiaFM. Retrieved 25 September 2006.
  3. ^ "Delhi-6 to have Middle East premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival". Bollywood Hungama. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Delhi-6 to have Middle East premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival". Bollywood Hungama. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Oliver Stone persuades Rakeysh Mehra to release new version of Delhi 6". Bollywood Hungama. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ^ "10 Years Of Delhi 6: Abhishek Bachchan Posts A Special Message For Cast And, Of Course, Masakali". NDTV. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Sequence of note Delhi 6's Dil Gira Dafatan: A dream sequence unlike any other". The Indian Express. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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