99 (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Raj and D.K. |
| Produced by |
Anupam Mittal Aditya Shastri |
| Written by |
Raj and D.K. Sita Menon |
| Starring |
Kunal Khemu Boman Irani Soha Ali Khan Cyrus Broacha Mahesh Manjrekar Vinod Khanna Dali Vivekanandan |
| Music by | Shamir Tandon Ashutosh Pathak |
| Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
| Edited by | Cheragh Todiwala |
| Distributed by | People Pictures |
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Running time
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140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 12 crores |
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| Soundtrack album by Ashutosh Pathak and Shamir Tandon | |
| Released | 17 April 2009 |
| Recorded | Mumbai |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 44:18 |
| Label | Saregama |
99 is a Hindi film directed by Raj and D.K., starring Kunal Khemu, Boman Irani, Soha Ali Khan and Cyrus Broacha. The movie is set in the year 1999, with cricket controversies of that year as the backdrop. It was produced and distributed by "People Pictures", and was released on 15 May 2009.
99 is an original story inspired by real events. It is the story of two men in two cities who are bound by a common feeling of always being stuck at 99. They never seem to make it to a 'century' in life. The plot involves small-time crooks, conspiracies, car crashes, a briefcase full of money and a historical controversy brewing in the background.
The film is set in 1999 and showcases events that happened during that time, mainly revolving around the controversial India-South Africa cricket betting scandal.
The movie received positive reviews from the press.
The film was released on 15 May 2009 worldwide with about 500 prints. 99 had a slow start on Friday with 10%-15%. Business picked as reports were mainly positive. The film was expected to find its patronage among the youth and the multiplex audiences at whom it is targeted.
The film's music received mixed reviews from critics. Indiatimes gave the soundtrack three stars out of four, saying the songs "What's Up", "Soch Mat Dobara", "Punjab Size" were average while praising "Kal Ki Tarah" and "Delhi Destiny".Bollywood Hungama's Joginder Tuteja gave the album two and a half stars out of five.
The track listing
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