Two unlucky delinquents stumble into a series of random misadventures when they attempt to collect a debt for their boss.
Acting
Kunal Khemu's deadpan suffering carries the whole thing
Writing
Raj & DK's early riff on Coen brothers coincidence comedy
Direction
Mumbai as character, pre-gentrification grit
Director
Krishna D.K.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raj & DK would later direct Go Goa Gone and The Family Man, making this their chaotic origin story.
The '99' title refers to the year 1999 when India's telecom boom created new scam opportunities — the film satirizes that specific moment of Mumbai's Wild West capitalism.
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