Summary
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 55Audiences 73GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer55%
IMDb7.4
Audience score72%
Running time
2 h 6 min
Longer than most dramas, +17 min on the typical 109
typical 109126Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 32 countries
Released
2010
November 16, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States for suicide themes, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
20 of 20
Hrithik RoshanEthan Mascarenhas
Aishwarya Rai BachchanSophie D'souza
Shernaz PatelDevyani Dutta
Aditya Roy KapurOmar Siddiqui- SSSuhel SethDr. Nayak
Nafisa AliEthan's Mother
Rajit KapoorVipin Patel- VCVijay CrishnaJudge Rajhansmoni
Jineet RathYoung Ethan Mascarennas- PRParveen RabbaniRosy
- FMFarida MistryMaria
- MDMonikangana DuttaEstella Francis
Makrand DeshpandeNeville D'Souza- OLOlivier LafontFather Samuel
- ACAsh ChandlerYasser Siddiqui
Priyanka BoseBar Singer
Achint KaurNews Reader
Swara BhaskerRadhika Talwar
Sahil ShahStudent on Phone
Sujata KumarSchool Principal on Phone
Directing · 11
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali Director, Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer
- Abhishek Jain Assistant Director
- Pravesh Gurung Assistant Director
- Faisal Khan Assistant Director
- Suraj Sadanah Assistant Director
- Shailey Sharma Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- Vibhu Puri Screenplay, Lyricist
- Bhavani Iyer Screenplay, Dialogue
- Rutvik Oza Screenplay
- Jagdish Joshi Lyricist
- A. M. Turaz Lyricist
Production · 7
- Zarina Screwvala Executive Producer
- Deven Khote Executive Producer
- Siddharth Roy Kapur Executive Producer
- Ashish Tandel Executive Producer
- Ronnie Screwvala Producer
- Amita Sehgal Casting Director
Camera · 6
- Sudeep Chatterjee Director of Photography
- Arman Merchant Still Photographer
- Rafique Ahmed Focus Puller
- Trupti Jagtap Assistant Camera
- Anirban Chatterjee Assistant Camera
- Maajid Khan Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Hemal Kothari Editor
- Rohan Desai Colorist, Supervising Editor
- Rajesh Dash Associate Editor
Sound · 16
- Dileep Subramaniam Sound Designer
- Tara Sutaria Playback Singer
- KK Playback Singer
- Sunidhi Chauhan Playback Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan Playback Singer
- Anuj Mathur Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
- Sumit Basu Production Design
- Rajnish Hedao Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Vidyadhar Bhatte Makeup Artist
- Sabyasachi Mukherji Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 13
- Merzin Tavaria Visual Effects Supervisor
- Reupal D Rawal Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ashwin Joshi Digital Compositor
- Michael D'Sa Visual Effects Producer
- Suryaji Suryavanshi Digital Compositor
- Raunaq Singh Digital Compositor
Other crew · 7
- Sham Kaushal Stunt Coordinator
- Ashley Lobo Choreographer
- Pony Verma Choreographer
- Pratyush Kumar Lenka Special Effects Coordinator
- Longinus Fernandes Choreographer
- Nitin Singh Production Controller
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