A very spellbinding story about the reel and real life of great old thespian Kanhaiyalal and his bygone era when Indian Cinema was at a nascent stage. The story tells about his inspiring journey from a confused, gullible youth to a mesmerizingly spontaneous actor. It also unfurls the turbulent phases of Kanhaiyalal's life where there is excessive alcoholism and the mysterious death of his son.

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Cast

Amitabh Bachchan

Boman Irani

Naseeruddin Shah

Govinda

Anupam Kher

Pankaj Tripathi

Birbal

Javed Akhtar

Boney Kapoor

Randhir Kapoor

Johny Lever

Kanwarjeet Paintal