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What happens when a talentless thief becomes Bollywood's biggest star?
TMDB
42
IMDb
35
Google
60

Shortkut - The Con Is On (2009)

Chaotic Bollywood satireUnderdog revenge fantasy2000s comedy chaos

Overview

Comedy

A talented, hardworking scriptwriter finds his Bollywood dreams shattered when a buffoon steals his screenplay and rides it to superstardom.

Flag of ININHindi
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Arshad Warsi commits fully to being insufferably dumb.

Best for:Solo: When you need mindless comfort and zero emotional investment.·Background: Perfect folding-laundry energy. You'll look up for the songs.
Heads up:Triggers: Casual sexism typical of 2000s Bollywood comedies.
Neeraj Vora

Director

Neeraj Vora

ReleasedJul 10, 2009
Runtime2h 22m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight

Top Cast

Akshaye Khanna

Akshaye Khanna

Shekhar

Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi

Raju

Amrita Rao

Amrita Rao

Mansi

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt

Guest Appearance (uncredited)

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Guest Appearance (uncredited)

Chunky Panday

Chunky Panday

Guru Kapoor

Tiku Talsania

Tiku Talsania

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Trivia

The title 'Shortkut' is literally a shortcut spelling of 'shortcut' — the irony writes itself.

Cultural

This flopped spectacularly despite the star cameos, becoming a cautionary tale about relying on guest appearances over actual scripts. The 4.2 TMDB rating is generous.

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