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King of Bollywood | |
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Directed by | Piyush Jha |
Written by | Piyush Jha |
Produced by | Piyush Jha |
Starring | Om Puri Sophie Dahl Murli Sharma Manoj Pahwa |
Cinematography | Piyush Jha |
Edited by | Piyush Jha |
Music by | Smoke, Ashutosh Phatak and Sanjay Divecha |
Distributed by | iDream Production (through SPE Films India) |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | India |
Languages | Hindi English |
King of Bollywood is a 2004 British-Indian, English and Hindi language, comedy film written, edited, directed and produced by Piyush Jha, starring Om Puri in the lead role. The film is a satire of the Hindi film industry (Bollywood).
Plot
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British journalist Crystal Chaurasia decides to make a documentary about a faded Bollywood star of yesteryear, Karan Kumar. She follows KK as he tries to make his comeback with a new movie. Meanwhile, his son Rahul disapproves of his efforts, but he increasingly comes to like Crystal.
Cast
- Om Puri as Karan Kumar ("KK")
- Sophie Dahl as Crystal Chaurasia
- Diwakar Pundir as Rahul
- Kavita Kapoor as Mandira Kumar
- Manoj Pahwa as Ratnesh, Karan Kumar's secretary
- Murli Sharma as Sunny
Release
The film released worldwide on 24 September 2004.
Music
- "My Heart Goes Dhak Dhak All The Time" (Kay Kay)
- "King Of Bollywood" (Chetan Shashital)
- "Tu Hai Sehari Babu, Babu" (Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan)
- "Road Dancer, Road Dancer" (Kunal Ganjawala)
- "Pyaar Me Haar" (Vijay Prakash, Kunal Ganjawala)
References
- "King of Bollywood in Queen's Land". The Tribune. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- "Om shakti". The Sunday Tribune. 12 September 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
External links
- King of Bollywood at IMDb
- King of Bollywood at Bollywood Hungama
- Om Puri is the king of Bollywood! rediff.com