Comedy thriller loosely based on American drama Changing Lanes, starring Nana Patekar and John Abraham. A seemingly innocuous taxi journey for wealthy businessman Jai Mittal becomes a dangerous game of cat and mouse when he leaves an important key in the vehicle of hot-tempered cabbie Raghav, who is not prepared to play ball.
Highly competent, both technically and artistically, this vibrant comedy thriller loosely inspired by Roger Michell's Changing Lanes was one of Bollywood's most anticipated films of 2006. Shot on the mean streets of Mumbai, it stars the irrepressible Nana Patekar and promising young actor John Abraham as two strangers who meet in an unfortunate situation and undertake a taxi journey of epic proportions. Patekar plays the brash, short-tempered cab driver who gives a ride to Abraham who is on his way to court to claim his right to a million-dollar inheritance. Through a series of random incidents, including a rush hour accident, the two adversaries then become embroiled in a deadly game of one-upmanship. This slickly shot intelligent thriller is virgin territory for Bollywood, but is buoyed by exceptional performances from Patekar and Abraham.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Raghav Shastri | Nana Patekar |
| Jai Mittal | John Abraham |
| Mrs Shastri | Sonali Kulkarni |
| Rupali | Sameera Reddy |
| Cyrus Batliwala | Kurush Deboo |
| Arjun Bajaj | Shivaji Satham |
| Priyanka Chopra | Priyanka Chopra |
| Narrator | Sanjay Dutt |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Milan Luthria |
