Bollywood Diaries

The story is about three unrelated individuals – Rohit (Salim Diwan), a guy working at a call-center in Delhi, Vishnu (Ashish Vidyarthi), a retired middle-aged government servant from Bhilai and Imli (Raima Sen), a prostitute from Sonagachi, Kolkata. All three of them aspire to become Bollywood actors and the story follows their struggle to make it big in Bollywood. The movie also shows the passion and madness of common individuals behind Bollywood. [3]

• Raima Sen as Imli
• Salim Diwan as Rohit
• Ashish Vidyarthi as Vishnu
• Karuna Pandey as Lata
• Vineet Kumar Singh as Daman
• Robin Das as Sundar Das
• Ekavali Khanna as Raveena

Principal photography of the film began in October 2014 and the shooting started the month after that.[4] The film was shot in Bhilai, Kolkata and Delhi. During the filming, Ashish Vidyarthi suffered a mishap when he nearly drowned in river Shivnath before being rescued by a policeman.[5]

The cinematography was by Dev Agarwal, the editing crew was led by Praveen Angre. The dialogues was written by K.D.Satyam and Anand VRS Tomar. Dr. Sagar wrote the lyrics for all the songs in the film. The songs were composed by Vipin Patwa, while the background score was done by Dev Guru. The crew also includes Shrjil Khan as Choreographer, Nilesh S. Gorkshe as Art Director, Tony Arora as Line Producer, Ajay Kumar P. B. as Sound Mixing Engineer, and Mayank Dixit as Casting director.

The film was released on 26 February 2016 across India.

The Deccan Chronicle described Bollywood Diaries as a brilliant tribute to the struggling actors of Bollywood.[6] Martin D'souza of Glamsham called it an honest film with a great connect.[7]

Bollywood Diaries has been critically acclaimed by many critics. Subhash K Jha – 3.5 stars. Must not miss this aspirational Bollywood saga.[8] Rahul desai: A well-acted unnerving film about Bollywood aspirations,[9] Rohit Bhatnagar: Deccan Chronicle – 3 Stars. Brilliant tribute to Bollywood Struggling actors.[6] Martin D’Souza: Glamsham.com – 3 stars. An honest film with Great connect.[10] Johnson Thomas: Free Press Journal – 3 Stars. A bittersweet story that has passion and substance and is smartly devoid of formulaic expressionism, [11] Bollyvision.com – 3 Stars An Honest Film,[12] Box Office India – Worth a dekho,[13]

Satyam’s strength as a storyteller comes to the fore since he delves well into the psyche of these diverse characters, without making it come across as overburdening or depressing. The cinematography by Dev Agarwal was brilliant as he is creates stark images, capturing the energy of the characters with an unforced realism. By Joginder Tuteja – 3 Star.[13] Subhash K JHA great reviews. [14] An ordinary film that touches the heart – 3 star by Divay Agarwal.[15] Komal Nahta - Bollywood Dairies is s very real portrayal of strugglers in Bollywood. It is a genuinely good attempt which should be seen by lovers of cinema and Bollywood.[16]

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