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Life in a Metro

Life in a Metro

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Life in a Metro

"One City. Countless Emotions."

2007

2h 12m

6.4(92 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.

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UTV Motion Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kay Kay Menon

Kay Kay Menon

Ranjeet Kapoor

Shilpa Shetty Kundra

Shilpa Shetty Kundra

Shikha Kapoor

Konkona Sen Sharma

Konkona Sen Sharma

Shruti Ghosh

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Debu

Shiney Ahuja

Shiney Ahuja

Akash Sharma

Sharman Joshi

Sharman Joshi

Rahul

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut

Neha

Dharmendra

Dharmendra

Amol

Manoj Pahwa

Manoj Pahwa

Doctor

Nafisa Ali

Nafisa Ali

Vaijanti

Creative team

Directed by: Anurag Basu
Written by: Anurag Basu
Produced by: Ronnie Screwvala

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