Luck by Chance

2009 2h 35m HI

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 77

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Konkona Sen Sharma
Sona Mishra
Farhan Akhtar
Vikram Jaisingh
Rishi Kapoor
Rommy Rolly
Dimple Kapadia
Neena Walia
Juhi Chawla Mehta
Minty Rolly
Sanjay Kapoor
Ranjit Rolly
Hrithik Roshan
Zaffar Khan
Isha Sharvani
Nikki Walia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zoya Akhtar
Writers: Zoya Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zoya Akhtar, shot by Bakul Sharma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shankar Mahadevan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anand Subaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Konkona Sen Sharma and Farhan Akhtar and Rishi Kapoor carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0886539 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zoya Akhtar directs. Bakul Sharma behind the camera. Shankar Mahadevan scores. Anand Subaya cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $2.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 17 years ago.
4Directed by Zoya Akhtar, shot by Bakul Sharma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shankar Mahadevan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anand Subaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Konkona Sen Sharma and Farhan Akhtar and Rishi Kapoor carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0886539 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.