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Abhishek Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Sonam Kapoor

Roshan travels from the United States to India with his ailing grandmother. Little does he know that this quick trip will turn into the longest journey of his life--a journey within! The story is told...( read more  read more... ) against the backdrop of the ancient walled city of Delhi which is a character by itself. A city that represents the chaos of Indian people, their religion and their beliefs. The pin code of this old city is 110006. With pride and love they call it DELHI-6.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 20 min.

Directed by: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra

Release Date: February 20, 2009

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DVD Release Date: June 16, 2009

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  • krypt0nb0y
    September 20, 2009
    krypt0nb0y
    For two years, I've been waiting to watch this film, why you ask? Well, I had auditioned for the role of Roshan, the male lead and even made it to the producer's session. Six months went by and I didn't hear a thing, then I found out Abhishek got the role. It was offered to him i...( read more)nitially, he declined then came back on board. Thats showbiz for ya, what ara ya gonna do.

    I knew the concept of this film was off beat but if anyone was going to pull it off it would be Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The director of one my favorite Bollywood films "Rang De Basanti"Does he pull it off? Well kind of. The problem is that the story and dialogue aren't strong enough and our protagonist played by Abhishek is not convincing enough as a U.S. born boy coming back to his homeland. He gives an effort, is it worthy, I don't know you can watch and decide. His accent even comes and goes. Words such as "can't" he pronounces it the British way , "C-aunt". He even says "rubbish" at one point. Subtle things like that are what make a performance believable, but when they are so foolishly put up in front of the audience, it's obvious. Whose fault is that, the actors for not researching the role enough, or the directors for not picking up on these mishaps? Abhishek went to boarding school in the States that is just not enough experience to pull this character off. Some hardcore fans might challenge that, but that's fine. He should have put more effort into the role.

    Abhishek was brilliant in "Guru" but here he ultimately ends up looking like a caricature of an American born kid. There is a reason to all this madness. The story is difficult to sell . An A-list actor's name like Abhishek Bachchan is needed to get it produced. I can understand that. I could'nt help but think, an actor from the U.S. would have been a breath of fresh air and given the scenes a sense of legitimacy. The script demanded a fresh face, unfortunately we'll never know how it would've been.

    Sonam Kapoor does well with her role; I personally liked her better in Saawariya. It's not all bad news though, in fact I might be giving this film more points then it deserves. Divya Dutta, Vijay Raaz (Monsoon Wedding) and Om Puri give great performance, but the clear standout for me was Aditi Rao as Rama. She only has 5 or 6 scenes even fewer lines, but in every frame she is truthful and present in the moment. She truly is a revelation. The music is wonderful, and the song "Dil Gira Dafatan" is a delight to watch. The CG and green screen work is quite impressive. It meshes Delhi and NY together. There is also an ongoing staging of the Ramayana and terrorizing of the city dwellers by a Black Monkey. Who this Black Monkey is, is kind of questionable but the symbolism is believable and noble. In fact I enjoyed the last 30 mins. of the film but cannot forgive it for sitting through the first 2 plus hours.

    There are some wonderful Ideas in this film but pieced together as a whole is not satisfying enough. This was a passion project for Mehra, having grown up in Delhi and sadly it remains just that. Mehra urges us to look within and if there is an answer then it is love because that's the law of nature and its creation. He does convey this message in the film but the first and second acts are inexcusable. If you find yourself watching "Delhi 6" and you hear a faint sound of laughter, cheers and applause it's probably the people in the theater next to yours watching "Luck By Chance" Do yourself a favor and go join them and save the rest of "Delhi 6" for the DVD.
  • XxMufiXx
    September 5, 2009
    XxMufiXx
    woz reallyy borinnnn
  • agrawalvrinda
    August 15, 2009
    agrawalvrinda
    music is good but very stupid story and very boring direction
  • chintz20
    August 12, 2009
    chintz20
    Was ok aint tht bad!!!!
  • Someonewakemyheartup
    July 19, 2009
    Someonewakemyheartup
    boring movie and bad storyline zZzZzZ
  • vamshna
    July 19, 2009
    vamshna
    I think this hero is not fit for this film. Music is so good.
  • glitteringstaro6
    May 24, 2009
    glitteringstaro6
    it wux d worst n the shitest shit movie i hav eva seen....bbuuaahhh
  • harinisubbu
    May 5, 2009
    harinisubbu
    songs are really good
  • reshbenni1
    April 11, 2009
    reshbenni1
    the movie wasn't what i expected , the ending wasn't good . story line not good either i think it could have done a little better then what it was. Abhi and Sonam look good thou.

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