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Luck by Chance

2009 · 155 min

A wry, bittersweet look behind the curtain of showbiz, balancing dreamy ambition with quiet heartbreak and sharp observations.

Directed by: Zoya Akhtar
Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Konkona Sen Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Rishi Kapoor

Overview: Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.

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Directed by: Zoya Akhtar
Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Konkona Sen Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Rishi Kapoor

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
betrayal
class
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, drama, comedy
Directed by: Zoya Akhtar
Written by: Zoya Akhtar
Starring: Konkona Sen Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla Mehta, Sanjay Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Isha Sharvani
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Cinematography: Bakul Sharma, Carlos Catalán
Runtime: 155 min
Country: India
Languages: Hindi

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