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Released 15 years ago.
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Desi Boyz
2011 2h 2m HI
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 117
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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When two cash-strapped UK-based Indians become male escorts amid an economic downturn, money flows right in but everything else in their lives starts falling apart.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Akshay Kumar
Jignesh 'Jerry' Patel (Rocco)
John Abraham
Nikhil 'Nick' Mathur (Hunter)
Deepika Padukone
Radhika Awasthi
Chitrangada Singh
Tanya Sharma
Anupam Kher
Suresh Awasthi
Sanjay Dutt
Mr. Khalnayak
Omi Vaidya
Ajay Bapat
Mohnish Behl
Social Worker
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rohit Dhawan
- Writers
- Rohit Dhawan, Rohit Dhawan, Milap Zaveri
- Languages
- Hindi, Gujarati, English
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Gujarati, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rohit Dhawan, shot by Jeremy Braben. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Pritam Chakraborty. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Akshay Kumar and John Abraham and Deepika Padukone carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1985981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rohit Dhawan directs. Jeremy Braben behind the camera. Pritam Chakraborty scores. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Gujarati, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 15 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Gujarati, English.
- 3Directed by Rohit Dhawan, shot by Jeremy Braben. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Pritam Chakraborty. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Akshay Kumar and John Abraham and Deepika Padukone carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1985981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jeremy Braben
- Original score
- Pritam Chakraborty
- Costume design
- Uma Biju
- Makeup / hair
- Mary Cooke
- VFX supervisor
- C. Soumyadip
- Sound
- Parikshit Lalwani
- Stunt coordinator
- Mahendra Verma
- Runtime
- 122 min · 2h 2m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- M
- IMDB
- Desi Boyz (2011)
Also by
Rohit Dhawan
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Eros International
IN
- NE
Next Gen Films
IN
Key crew
- Production AssistantPatel Cyrus
- Visual Effects SupervisorC. Soumyadip
- Playback SingerBohemia
- Foley ArtistSayed Aslam
- Costume DesignUma Biju
- Line ProducerSaurabh Malhotra
- DialogueRenuka Kunzru
- LyricistIrshad Kamil
- LyricistAmitabh Bhattacharya
- HairstylistMary Cooke
- Digital CompositorSagar Aphandkar
- Second Assistant DirectorMudita Vohra
- Visual Effects CoordinatorKotamraju Karthik
- Executive ProducerManoj Mittra
- LyricistKumaar
- Supervising EditorRohan Desai
- Playback SingerMika Singh
- ChoreographerCaesar Gonsalves
- Assistant DirectorBrighu Bali
- Extras CastingSunny Surani
- Digital CompositorGaurvendra Singh
- Assistant DirectorYashaswini Nath
- Still PhotographerKevin Nunes
- Playback SingerShaan
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2011-11-25M
Also known as
International titles
- Männer für eine Nacht - Desi BoyzDE
- Индийские мальчикиRU
