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Sirf	Rajaatesh Nayar	Kay Kay Menon, Manisha Koirala, Ranvir Shorey, Sonali Kulkarni	Drama, Romance

Sirf

CBFC: U/A

2008 ‧ Bollywood/Drama ‧ 2h 15m

6/10 · IMDb

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The lives of four couples come to a standstill after they discover shocking things about their partners and watch their idyllic lives shatter.

Release date: 25 April 2008 (India)

Director: Rajaatesh Nayar

Screenplay: Mehboob Kotwal, Rajaatesh Nayar, Vipul Saini, Shashikant Verma, Santosh Saroj

Producers: Sanjay Kotadia, Ghanshyam Patel, Kanu Patel

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Sirf (film) - Wikipedia

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Sirf....Life looks greener on the other side is a 2008 movie about four couples from different strata of life .It is about how each couple feels that the other couple's ...

Starring‎: ‎Kay Kay Menon‎; ‎Manisha Koirala‎; ‎Ra...

Release date‎: ‎25 April 2008

‎Plot · ‎Characters

Sirf....Life looks greener on the other side is a 2008 movie about four couples from different strata of life .It is about how each couple feels that the other couple's life is better than theirs. It tries to portray the lifestyle of people in metro. The movie comes under the banner of Seven Eagles productions. It is produced by Sanjay Kotadia, Ghanshyam Patel, Kanu Patel. After working with Rajkumar Santoshi as an assistant director for China Gate, Pukar and Lajja.
The movie revolves around four couples starring Manisha Koirala, Ranvir Shorey, Kay Kay Menon, Sonali Kulkarni, Parvin Dabbas, Rituparna Sengupta in the main lead.

Plot

Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, is a city that never sleeps. Rapidly changing at a feverish pace with every passing second, it is always on the move and so are the people living in it. In this story, we take an insight into the lives of the people living in this city and how the pace of the city affects their relationships and how they deal with it. No matter what happens life has to go on.
This is also a story of four couples and their lives in a metropolitan city. They belong to different social and financial strata and every one has got its own problems to deal with. What one couple has, the other doesn't? Each couple looks at the other couple and wishes that if only they had what the other couple does, their life would be a bed of roses, be it on a monetary level or on moral terms. What seems to be a major and almost insoluble problem for the first couple is just a petty issue for the second. Similarly, second couple's serious problem is not looked upon as a problem at all by the first and likewise so, with the other two couples. In a pursuit to achieve what they lack and in a desperate search of that one thing that would solve all their problems, they find themselves lost in the ever moving crowd, where no one has time for themselves, leave aside the cares of the world.
In due course of time, all four couples come together with a distant vision of that one event which would end all their problems and set them free. Is it reality or just a figment of their vivid imagination?

Characters

Ankur Khanna and Nauheed Cyrusi as Rahul and Shalu:
Rahul and Shalu belong to the lower middle income group. For them, the biggest and most difficult task on earth is getting married and starting a new life together. What good is love without money?
Kay Kay Menon and Manisha Koirla as Gaurav and Devika:
Gaurav and Devika belong to the cream of high society. They have everything one could wish for. Still they are not happy as their relationship lacks something, which even they fail to figure out. What good is money without love?
Parvin Dabbas and Rituparna Sengupta as Amit and Suchita:
Amit and Suchita are an upper middle class couple with no financial problems. Amit is at a good position in an advertising agency while Suchita is a housewife. They are a loving couple. But what good is love without faith?
Ranvir Shorey and Sonali Kulkarni as Akash and Namita:
Akash and Namita live in a suburb at a distance from their offices. They love each other and but are not willing to understand each other’s limitations. What good is love without understanding?

Cast

Kay Kay Menon as Gaurav
Manisha Koirala as Devika
Ranvir Shorey as Akash
Sonali Kulkarni as Namita
Parvin Dabbas as Amit
Rituparna Sengupta as Suchita
Ankur Khanna as Rahul
Nauheed Cyrusi as Shalu
Kanisha Nayyar as Kittu

Crew

Distributor: Eros International
Production House: Seven Eagle Production
Director: Rajaatesh Nayar
Screenplay: Rajaatesh Nayyar & Shashikant Verma
Cinematography: Baba Azmi
Music Director: Sohail Sen & Shibani Kashyap
Background Score: Sohail Sen

Soundtrack

Sirf

Soundtrack album by Sohail Sen and Shibani Kashyap

Released

2008

Recorded

2005–2006^[1]

Genre

Feature film soundtrack

Length

41:45

Label

Sony Music

Producer

Sohail Sen

Sohail Sen chronology

Sirf
(2008)

What's Your Raashee?
(2009)

Shibani Kashyap chronology

Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II
(2003)

Sirf
(2008)

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Bollywood Hungama	^[2]

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Sohail Sen and Shibani Kashyap. The lyrics are penned by Mehboob and Vipul Saini. The album contains six original tracks and one reprise track.^[2]

Track listing
No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Pehla Woh Pyaar"	Kunal Ganjawala	5:01
2.	"Life Peeche Peeche"	Shibani Kashyap	3:41
3.	"Ghar Tera Ghar Mera"	Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal	5:25
4.	"Zindagi Ki Kahani"	Kunal Ganjawala	5:37
5.	"Tujhpe Fida"	Tarannum, Sohail Sen	5:43
6.	"Khel Jo Khele"	Vinod Rathod	5:12
7.	"Mumbai Nagariya"	KK, Tarannum	5:33
8.	"Zindagi Ki Kahani" (II)	Kunal Ganjawala, Pamela Jain	5:33
Total length:			41:45

References

Sirf
Dvd cover
Directed by	Rajaatesh Nayar
Produced by	Sanjay Kotadia Kanu Patel
Written by	Rajaatesh Nayar Shashikant Verma
Starring	Kay Kay Menon Manisha Koirala Ranvir Shorey Sonali Kulkarni
Music by	Sohail Sen Shibani Kashyap
Cinematography	Baba Azmi
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	25 April 2008
Language	Hindi

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Sirf....: Life Looks Greener on the Other Side (2008) - IMDb

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Rating: 6/10 - ‎86 votes

Drama ... Life Looks Greener on the Other Side (2008) ..... This movie could have been executed better, but the acting of Ranvir Shorey, Kay Kay Menon and ...

Sirf....: Life Looks Greener on the Other Side Poster

Director:

Rajatesh Nayyar (as Rajaatesh Nayar)

Writers:

Rajatesh Nayyar (story screenplay) (as Rajaatesh Nayar), Shashikant Verma (story screenplay) | 3 more credits »

Stars:

Kay Kay Menon, Manisha Koirala, Ranvir Shorey | See full cast & crew »

Cast

Credited cast:
	Kay Kay Menon	...	Gaurav Bhojwani
	Manisha Koirala	...	Devika G. Bhojwani
	Ranvir Shorey	...	Akash Ranade
	Sonali Kulkarni	...	Namita A. Ranade
	Parvin Dabas	...	Amit Soni
	Rituparna Sengupta	...	Suchita A. Soni
	Ankur Khanna	...	Rahul Bajaj
	Nauheed Cyrusi	...	Shalu
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Hayat Asif	...	Gaurav's chauffeur
	Gaurav Bhattacharya	...	Shalu's brother
	Falguni Dave	...	Shalu's mom
	Kenny Desai	...	Shalu's dad
	Abhay Kulkarni	...	Nikhil Lalwani
	Manisha Sanjay	...	Shantabai
	Anushka Srivastav	...	Anushka 'Chinki' A. Ranade

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Storyline

An Assistant Director in Bollywood, Rahul Bajaj is in love with Shalu. He wants to marry her, so meets her parents and gets their conditional approval. However, he is given 3 months to find a flat or Shalu's marriage will be re-arranged to a Surat-based groom. Namita and Akash Ranade are caught up in their respective lives, but take time to resolve a neighbor's problem but delay in getting medical treatment for their daughter, Anushka. Amit and Suchita Soni are a newly married couple, very much in love until she discovers he is having an affair with his boss. Devika and her husband, Gaurav, contemplate divorce, as he suspects her of aborting a child, whose biological father is unknown. He has her movements spied upon. All four families are fated to meet each other in a variety of ways, changing their lives forever. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

25 April 2008 (India) See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pyramid Saimira Theatre, Seven Eagle Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

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Soundtracks

Apna Bhi Hoga Ek Basera
Performed by Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal
Lyrics by Mehboob, Vipul Saini
Music by Sohail Sen, Shibani Kashyap
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The Most Underrated Movie Of The Year

24 November 2008 | by Chrysanthepop – See all my reviews

I must say that I am extremely surprised by the negative reviews 'Sirf' has received for it is one of the better Indian movies of the year. It sort of falls in the same line of 'Life... In A Metro', but the situations here are far more real (compared to the dramatic ones in 'Metro') and while the execution of 'Life... In A Metro' is better where technical finesse is concerned, 'Sirf' scores more points where originality is concerned. I'm not saying that 'Life... In A Metro' is less of a movie as the stories are different while the main theme of urban life in modern India (both movies are set in Bombay) and interconnecting stories are the key resemblance. Additionally, director Nayyar briefly touches the theme of jealousy by briefly displaying how the different couples envy each other while they all have their own struggles.

'Sirf' gives us a glimpse into the lives of four couples living in metropolitan Mumbai:

Rahul (Ankur Khanna) is a young man who is in desperate need of work and money within three months in order to secure a home with his fiancée, Shalu (Nauheed Cyrusi). If this condition is not met, then Shalu's parents will wed her to someone else. When Ankur finally gets his opportunity, his integrity is put to test. This story, though interesting, is the weakest of all. The character of Shalu appears to be a little too whiny. She's working as a receptionist in a hospital. So why can't she do anything to help Rahul instead of pressuring him to come up with the entire sum? Relative newcomer Ankur Khanna does a brilliant job as he holds his own as part of an ensemble of accomplished actors. Nauheed Cyrusi is alright.

Akash (Ranvir Shorey) and Namita (Sonali Kulkarni) are two working parents who have a young daughter with a heart condition (that could be fatal given the amount of stress). I liked how this story that shows a modern working couple's struggle to balance their working hours with quality time to spend with their daughter and in the process their is the additional stress of a marriage that is at steak. Akash and Namita are both hardworking loving parents who love their daughter but perhaps it is their miscommunication that has made their marriage fragile. When gradually, both take some time off work for their little girl, their bond strengthens and at the same time things also get better at work but matters concerning health should not be delayed. Both Shorey and Kulkarni are excellent as they play their parts to the T.

Amit (Parvin Dabas) and Suchita (Rituparna Sengupta) are newly weds. Suchita's new experience in the big city and her disapprovment of modern urban culture does not gel well with Amit while Suchita is struck by insecurities concerning Amit. This story is presented with a touch of comedy and Rituparna Sengupta is hilarious as the naive housewife who experiences culture shock and then starts getting jealous of her husband and his coworker. Parvin Dabas is good too as the husband who tries to put up with Suchita's complaints while at the same time avoiding her by burying himself in work.

The last story concerns a rich couple, Akash (Kay Kay Menon) and Devika (Manisha Koirala). They have money, wealth, a comfortable lifestyle, all the things middle-class working people in Mumbai dream of. But there is a love lost somewhere. between. While an ambitious Akash spends days and nights with work a neglected Devika suffers the consequences of a fragile marriage. The story does bare some resemblance with the Akash-Namita story but the difference in class is well-portrayed. Many have drawn parallels between Kay Kay Menon's Ranjeet (from 'Life... In A Metro') and Gaurav but even though both the characters are burying themselves in work with a frustrated wife waiting at home, Gaurav is far more likable and more human He clearly loves his wife (as was evident in the scene when Devika mentions the abortion, his initial reaction is concern for his wife's health rather than anger) and his excuse for being an ambitious workaholic is that it provides financial security for the family while he entirely forgets his most important role as a husband. Both Kay Kay Menon and Manisha Koirala are fantastic and their growth as actors is evident.

The writing is very good. I liked the dialogues and the stories connect quite well. It's disappointing that the movie didn't get much recognition. Perhaps, 'Sirf' would have benefited more with the availability of further financial resources but director Nayyar has done a fine job by telling a story that the common man/woman can relate to and kudos to him for creating an ensemble of some of the best working actors, and extracting solid performances from them.

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