Roy, a professional conman, gets dumped by his girlfriend after she find out the truth about him. After being diagnosed with a fatal disease, he resolves to do some good by helping an amateur conman to hoodwink the mobster who hurt his family.
Acting
Nana Patekar's Chandru Parekh: terrifying, pathetic, unforgettable.
Direction
Rohan Sippy's split-screen montages and Mumbai nightscapes.
Writing
The nested cons—every lie reveals another layer.
Director
Rohan Sippy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Sabse Bada Rupaiya' sequence pays homage to the 1976 film of the same name, continuing Bollywood's obsession with money-as-villain songs.
Released during the peak of Abhishek Bachchan's 'cool guy' era between Dhoom and Guru, this film captures Mumbai's mid-2000s aesthetic of slick crime and moral ambiguity.
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