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Release date
  
May 15, 2009 (India)

Language
  
Hindi

7.3/10
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Genre
  
Comedy, Crime, Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
India

Movie poster of 99, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film starring Kunal Khemu as Sachin with a serious face while holding playing cards and with beard and mustache.

Director
  
Krishna D.K.Raj Nidimoru

Writer
  
Raj Nidimoru
,
Krishna DK

Release date
  
15 April 2009 (2009-04-15)

Producers
  
Anupam Mittal, Aditya Shastri

Songs
  
Delhi Destiny

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99 is a Hindi film directed by Raj and D.K., starring Kunal Khemu, Boman Irani, Soha Ali Khan and Cyrus Broacha. The movie is set in the year 1999, with cricket controversies of that year as the backdrop. It was produced and distributed by "People Pictures", and was released on 15 May 2009.

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Movie poster of 99, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film starring Vinod Khanna, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Boman Irani, Cyrus Broacha, and Mahesh Manjrekar (from left to right).

99 delhi destiny hindi movie


Plot

Movie poster of 99, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film starring Kunal Khemu, Soha Ali Khan, Boman Irani, Cyrus Broacha, Vinod Khanna and Mahesh Manjrekar (from front to back).

99 is an original story inspired by real events. It is the story of two men in two cities who are bound by a common feeling of always being stuck at 99. They never seem to make it to a 'century' in life. The plot involves small-time crooks, conspiracies, car crashes, a briefcase full of money and a historical controversy brewing in the background.

Movie poster of 99, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film starring " Vinod Khanna, Cyrus Broacha, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Boman Irani, and Mahesh Manjrekar (from left to right).

The film is set in 1999 and showcases events that happened during that time, mainly revolving around the controversial India-South Africa cricket betting scandal.

Cast

Movie poster of 99, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film starring Kunal Khemu, Soha Ali Khan, Boman Irani, Cyrus Broacha, Vinod Khanna and Mahesh Manjrekar (from front to back).

  • Kunal Khemu as Sachin
  • Boman Irani as Rahul
  • Soha Ali Khan as Pooja
  • Cyrus Broacha as Zaramud
  • Simone Singh as Jahnavi
  • Mahesh Manjrekar as AGM
  • Vinod Khanna as JC
  • Sudesh Berry as Sunil Mehta
  • Amit Mistry as Kuber
  • Pitobash as Sales Man
  • Dali Vivekanandan as Ray Ban

    • Crew

    Movie poster of 99, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film starring Vinod Khanna, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Boman Irani, Cyrus Broacha, and Mahesh Manjrekar (from left to right).

  • Director: Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru
  • Producer: Anupam Mittal, Aditya Shastri
  • Executive Producer: Pooja Desai
  • Music: Ashu
  • Sound Designer: Stephen Gomes
  • Editor: Cheragh Todiwala
  • Director of Photography: Rajeev Ravi
  • Story & Screenplay: Krishna DK, Raj Nidimoru and Sita Menon
  • Dialogues: Raja Sen, Sita Menon and Chintan Gandhi

    • Critical reception

    Soha Ali Khan as Pooja smiling, with black hair and wearing a striped polo shirt in a movie scene from 99, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film.

    The movie received positive reviews from the press.

    Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu are smiling while riding a motorcycle with a man in the background looking at them in a movie scene from 99, a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film.

  • Rediff.com gave the film 4 stars and told the viewers that "they will leave the theater laughing and entertained."
  • Indiatimes.com gave it 3.5 stars.
  • Nikhat Kazmi of the Times Of India gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars stating that it has "a tangy, tongue-in-cheek tenor that ensures you never really lose the plot."
  • Taran Adarsh said, "99 is smart, good looking and interesting, in parts. The film holds appeal for the youth and multiplex audiences".
  • Real Bollywood: "Intricately woven", "Extremely entertaining" said "Director duo have done a fantastic job" (3.5 stars).
  • Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India gave 99 3 out of 5 and said "The characters are fed with lively and spontaneous dialogues that make you smile or even laugh every once in a while."
  • Boxoffice.com said the "Bollywood flick should catch on with American audiences" and that "99 has potential to set new standard."

    • Box office

    The film was released on 15 May 2009 worldwide with about 500 prints. 99 had a slow start on Friday with 10%-15%. Business picked as reports were mainly positive. The film was expected to find its patronage among the youth and the multiplex audiences at whom it is targeted.

    Reception

    The film's music received mixed reviews from critics. Indiatimes gave the soundtrack three stars out of four, saying the songs "What's Up", "Soch Mat Dobara", "Punjab Size" were average while praising "Kal Ki Tarah" and "Delhi Destiny". Bollywood Hungama's Joginder Tuteja gave the album two and a half stars out of five.

    Tracks

    The track listing

    References

    99 (2009 film) Wikipedia
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    99 (2009 film) IMDb99 (2009 film) themoviedb.org