Movie preview of Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost starring Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta, Yashpal Sharma, Aditya Lakhia, Shubro Battacharya

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Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

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Credits
Producer/s:	Vishal Nihalani
Director:	Apoorva Lakhia
Cast:	Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta, Yashpal Sharma, Aditya Lakhia, Shubro Battacharya
Music:	Anu Malik
Lyrics:	Sameer

Villages which are only seen through the light of candles - Inhabitants forced to remain subject to the absence of a modern commodity which is considered to be a luxury they can't afford.

In a country where over 500,000 villages are found, 87,000 of them only subsist, and well fit the description above. This movie preview will take you into that world. Please be assured that we are not speaking about the film Lagaan, however similar the details seem. The only resemblance here is that both are films about villages with a rural theme and neither have electricity, yet. Although director Apoorva Lakhia will admit, "If it makes even as much money as it took to make Lagaan, I'll be jumping for joy."

You see, the film we are referring to is Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost. It is the tale of a village in Rajasthan, India. At the outset we find it has just recently been given the "magic" of electricity. A young man by the name of Kanji (Abhishek Bachchan) travels from his city of employment to his home village in order to visit with his grandfather (Snehal Lakhia). He carries along a gift for him; a gift which will remain an unknown piece of the puzzle until you've seen the film for yourself. However, this is where everything goes haywire.

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