Directed by: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri, Amitabh Bachchan
Delhi 6 is a black comedy that exposes people's hypocrisy. In today's world, we are often quick to judge people, but if we look at ourselves very closely, we often find that we're not being fair to others.
Delhi 6 revolves around Roshan, a young American boy of Indian origin. He comes to India for the first time, to drop off his ailing grandmother. She wants to die in her own country, and so prepares for the inevitable.
Having led a western lifestyle, an America-born Roshan is unaware of the sights and sounds, the food and culture, the religion and beliefs that make up Indian society.
After arriving in India, he engages with his grandmother's neighbourhood. He soon mixes and becomes part of the community. But little does Roshan know that this jovial and gregarious group of people have another side to them - they have decided to take advantage of Roshan's naive nature.
The story is shown against the backdrop of the ancient city of Delhi (which is totally different from New Delhi). The city is almost a character in itself, representing the chaos of India, the people, their religions and their beliefs.
The pin code of this old city is 1100 06.听With pride and love they call it Delhi 6.
The film puts across a message that we are quick to judge others, without seeing our own weaknesses.听Delhi 6 is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra of Rang De Basanti fame - a huge box office success in the UK.
So judging by Mehra's previous work, Delhi 6 is not only likely to be an engrossing watch, but could very well prove one of the biggest movies of 2009.
The film is releasing in UK cinemas by UTV Motion Pictures based in London.
Previewed by Manish Gajjar
大象传媒 Bollywood Correspondent
