King of Bollywood

2004 Indian Film

For the book by Anupama Chopra, see King of Bollywood (book). For the Indian actor the book is based on, see Shah Rukh Khan.

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King of Bollywood

Directed by| Piyush Jha
Written by| Piyush Jha
Produced by| Piyush Jha
Starring| Om Puri
Sophie Dahl
Murli Sharma
Manoj Pahwa
Cinematography| Piyush Jha
Edited by| Piyush Jha
Music by| Smoke, Ashutosh Phatak and Sanjay Divecha
Distributed by| iDream Production (through SPE Films India)[1]

Release date

* 24 September 2004 (2004-09-24)

Running time

| 116 minutes
Country| India
Languages| Hindi
English

King of Bollywood is a 2004 British-Indian, English and Hindi language, comedy film written, edited, directed and produced by Piyush Jha, starring Om Puri in the lead role.[2] The film is a satire of the Hindi film industry (Bollywood).

## Plot[edit]

British journalist Crystal Chaurasia decides to make a documentary about a faded Bollywood star of yesteryear, Karan Kumar. She follows KK as he tries to make his comeback with a new movie. Meanwhile, his son Rahul disapproves of his efforts, but he increasingly comes to like Crystal.

## Cast[edit]

* Om Puri as Karan Kumar ("KK")
* Sophie Dahl as Crystal Chaurasia
* Diwakar Pundir as Rahul
* Kavita Kapoor as Mandira Kumar
* Manoj Pahwa as Ratnesh, Karan Kumar's secretary
* Murli Sharma as Sunny

## Release[edit]

The film released worldwide on 24 September 2004.

## Music[edit]

1. "My Heart Goes Dhak Dhak All The Time" (Kay Kay)
2. "King Of Bollywood" (Chetan Shashital)
3. "Tu Hai Sehari Babu, Babu" (Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan)
4. "Road Dancer, Road Dancer" (Kunal Ganjawala)
5. "Pyaar Me Haar" (Vijay Prakash, Kunal Ganjawala)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "King of Bollywood in Queen's Land". The Tribune. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
2. ^ "Om shakti". The Sunday Tribune. 12 September 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

## External links[edit]

* King of Bollywood at IMDb
* King of Bollywood at Bollywood Hungama
* Om Puri is the king of Bollywood! rediff.com