Life in a... Metro

Life in a... Metro is a 2007 Indian drama film directed by Anurag Basu, set in Mumbai, featuring an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja, Kay Kay Menon, Kangana Ranaut, Sharman Joshi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan. The music is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Sayeed Quadri. The film was released onMay 2007. The film narrates the individual lives of nine people living in Mumbai, and deals with topics like extramarital affairs, sanctity of marriage, and love. The film was critically acclaimed for its story and screenplay. The films general plot and a number of characters are based on two classic films, The Apartment and Brief Encounter.

In his 30s, Ranjeet is married to Shikha Shilpa Shetty and has a sixyearold daughter. Shikha is well educated, and a trained dancer. Ranjeet and Shikha decided that she should stay back at home and take care of the house and their child. Their eightyear marriage has turned loveless and bitter.Neglected by an indifferent husband and bogged down by family chores, Shikha is attracted to maverick Akash Shiney Ahuja. Akash is a struggling theater artist who is separated from his wife. Akash and Shikhas relationship starts as friendship and almost blossoms romantically, until Shikha feels guilty and cannot cross the limits that she has so fervently guarded all these years. ........

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