Luck by Chance

– Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a l..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
2009
Luck by Chance (2009)

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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Luck by Chance (2009) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Jan 2009

Language:

Hindi, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Zoya Akhtar

Writer:

Zoya Akhtar (story & screenplay), Javed Akhtar (dialogue)

Main Actors:

Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia

Plot:

Refusing the accept the same fate as her sisters, Tara and Meghna, and get married to a boy from the same Caste, Kanpur-based Sona Mishra alienates herself from her accountant father, and re-locates to Mumbai in order to act in movies. She meets with Satish Chaudhary who offers to assist her in getting a lead role. Years later, all he could manage was bit parts, leaving her frustrated but hopeful. She meets with another struggling actor, Vikram Jaisingh, and both become fairly intimate. When a lead role with Satish does not materialize, and his wife, Pinky, becomes suspicious, she decides to depart. Disappointment and shock also await Vikram when he is candidly told by his friend, Abhimanyu Gupta, that he has no talent and must consider returning back in Delhi to assist his businessman father. It does look like the end of the road for both Sona and Vikram - leaving the question open whether they will continue with their relationship &/or return to their respective homes.

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Gross profit:

$326,187

Production:

Adlabs Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Metacritic:
58%