Filmistaan

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Filmistaan

Released Jun 6, 2014

1h 52m

Comedy

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An aspiring actor and diehard fan of Bollywood movies is kidnapped and held in the home of a Pakistani who deals in pirated Hindi films.

Maggie Lee

Variety

Although the film wears its utopian ideals on its sleeve, helmer Nitin Kakkar leavens the political content with an absurdist sense of humor and a heartwarming turn of events

Dec 11, 2017

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Anupama Chopra

Hindustan Times

Filmistaan is a delightful film. It has heart, imagination and intelligence. It is a celebration of our enduring love affair with Hindi cinema. And it is a touching exploration of the shared humanity between Indians and Pakistanis.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 11, 2017

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

"Filmistaan" gradually morphs into a serious disquisition on Indo-Pakistani relations and the lingering animus from the nations' 1947 partition.

Jun 5, 2014

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Shubha Shetty-Saha

Scroll.in

A story with great potential, it could have been better. But watch it anyway because its simplicity is beautiful.

Dec 11, 2017

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Devesh Sharma

Filmfare

It's seldom that we make introspective films laced with dark humour. It's great to find such superlative effort from first time filmmaker.

Dec 11, 2017

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Madhureeta Mukherjee

The Times of India

The camaraderie between the pure souls who understand only the language of Bollywood is heart-warming. Datt, with few dialogues, is deadly.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 11, 2017

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'Filmistaan' would have been a perfectly delightful and subtly entertaining indie. And Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulqah are talented enough to make the film a very funny, sweet and tactful one. Had the storytelling by Nitin Kakkar been precise, this could have been a personal journey to savor. Bur largely he gets the skill unnoticed and pleasures drown into indulgences. A generous three stars. It's a thoughtful story and a funny film, but it could have been just so much more!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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A beautiful little gem of a film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Day: Wednesday Date: 17 Dec 2014 Time: - With: Noone On: Air India Flight to Mumbai

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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A well-made movie on a completely new theme and extremely innovative backdrop. The issues raised are obviously not new - the struggles of common men in hatred spawned by powerful (in this case the gun-totting) people with own agenda. The treatment - with the connection to Bollywood - is heart-warming.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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A treat for those who are totally fade up with Bollywood commercial cinema.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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An honest attempt to portray reactions of a Bollywood lover to difficult situations. A nice entertaining watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

An aspiring actor and diehard fan of Bollywood movies is kidnapped and held in the home of a Pakistani who deals in pirated Hindi films.

Director: Nitin Kakkar
Producer: Shyam Shroff, Balkrishna Shroff, Subhash Choudhary, Shaila Tanna, Siddharth Roy Kapoor
Screenwriter: Nitin Kakkar
Distributor: UTV Spotboy
Production Co: Shringar Films Pvt. Ltd., UTV Spotboy
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.1K
Runtime: 1h 52m