Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman,
Om Puri,
Amitabh BachchanDirected by: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Delhi 6 is a
black comedy that exposes people's
hypocrisy. In today's world, we are often quick to judge people, but if we look at ourselves very closely, we often find that we're not being fair to others.
Delhi 6 revolves around
Roshan, a young American boy of Indian origin. He comes to India for the first time, to drop off his ailing grandmother. She wants to die in her own country, and so prepares for the inevitable.
Having led a western lifestyle, an America-born
Roshan is unaware of the sights and sounds, the food and culture, the religion and beliefs that make up Indian society.
After arriving in India, he engages with his grandmother's neighbourhood. He soon mixes and becomes part of the community. But little does Roshan know that this jovial and gregarious group of people have another side to them - they have decided to take advantage of
Roshan's naive nature.
The story is shown against the backdrop of the ancient city of Delhi (which is totally different from New Delhi). The city is almost a character in itself, representing the chaos of India, the people, their religions and their beliefs.
The pin code of this old city is 110006. With pride and love they call it Delhi 6.
The film puts across a message that we are quick to judge others, without seeing our own weaknesses. Delhi 6 is directed by
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and could very well prove one of the biggest movies of 2009.
