Sunday (2008 film)
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Sunday is a 2008 Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film directed by Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty is an Indian film director, presenter and cinematographer. His work as director include the hits Golmaal, Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3 and Singham....

 starring Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

 and Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

 in the lead roles. Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...

 and Irfan Khan
Irfan Khan (actor)
Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan, popularly known as Irrfan Khan , is an Indian actor in film, television and theatre. He received recognition for his roles in The Warrior , Maqbool , Haasil , The Namesake , A Mighty Heart , Life in a.....

 play major supporting roles while Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Tushar made his debut with Mujhe kuch kehna hai alongside...

 and Esha Deol
Esha Deol
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...

 make special appearances in the film. The story revolves around a girl named Sehar who is unable to remember a particular Sunday in her life. This film is the remake of the Super-hit Telugu movie Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju is a critically acclaimed and successful Telugu film released on 30 June 2005 and was directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. This film stars Charmme Kaur, Jagapati Babu, and Shashank. The movie was a critical success. This film is a heroine-oriented suspense film...

. The movie received mixed reviews and many bashed the film for not including elements that made the original a success. It was also an below average performer at the box office.

Synopsis

Sehar (Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

) is an teen who has a habit of forgetting things. On a Saturday, she sees a brutal fighting appearing outside her house, but is later cheered up when she goes clubbing with her best friend Ritu (Anjana Sukhani
Anjana Sukhani
Anjana Sukhani is an Indian film actress and model, who predominantly appears in Bollywood films.-Early life:Anjana was born to a Hindu Sindhi family in Jaipur. She did her schooling from Kamla High School, Khar, Mumbai. Academically inclined, she holds a Management Degree in International...

) and gets drugged with date rape drug Rohypnol and loses her memory of what happens next. Monday morning brings her tons of surprises in the form of a taxi driver Ballu (Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...

) who wants his taxi fare, some thugs who want to kill her and a wannabe actor (Irrfan Khan) who thinks shes a ghost. A girl has been found murdered with seemingly no connections whatsoever to Sehar. The twist in the story is that another man has been murdered the same night Sehar loses her memory of. As her to-be-beau ACP Rajveer (Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

) tries to reconstruct the events of the missing Sunday, the mystery deepens and finally bursts open in an unexpected climax, which shows that the real murderer actually was the same guy who was beating someone up outside of Sehar's house at the beginning, the Mayor's son (Ali Asgar), and he only did it because his girlfriend cheated on him.

Plot

The film starts with the murder of a girl by her boyfriend, after he shows her some of her photos in compromising positions. It is implied that the boyfriend knew of her cheating on him with his friend & hence the murder. The murderer's face is not shown.

Then Sehar, the heroine is introduced. Sehar lives alone in Delhi in a flat & has only one friend, Ritu, a fashion designer. Sehar is a voiceover artist for cartoon films.On other hand, the hero, ACP Rajveer Randhawa, is a corrupt police officer.

Sehar's mother wants her daughter to get married. Since Rajveer's mother is a friend of Sehar's mother, Rajveer is the lucky candidate. However, even before she can know of Rajveer's connection with her, Sehar learns about Rajveer's true nature & gives him a dressing down. Nevertheless, Rajveer falls for her.

Now, Sehar has a mental disorder, due to which certain triggers block out her memory - she can forget what happened in a certain time period of her own life. So, she turns down Ritu's invite to a party in a club. Ritu takes her nevertheless. Next day, Sehar wakes up in her own flat, not remembering anything about the night & having surprisingly little hangover. She assumes that everything is alright.

However, she is in for a shock when she learns that she has woke up on a Monday, not Sunday. Since the party was on Saturday, the only explanation is that she slept throughout the Sunday. As she starts hearing all voice mails & recordings, she realizes that something sinister happened & she is a part of it.

Sehar's fears are proved right as she gets a feeling that a certain stranger(Murli Sharma) is stalking her. Also, Ballu, a taxi driver, whom she has never seen, asks her for fare of a trip she has never taken. Besides, Kumar, a wannabe actor & Ballu's friend panics on seeing her & tells everybody that Sehar is a ghost.

Sehar & Ritu decide to go to police. Rajveer is handed the case. Sehar's reports state that she was given a rape drug - which means that the drug along with drinks acted as trigger for all the events that happened. Sehar & Rajveer both have a sinking feeling that Sehar maybe a murderer/murder witness.

When Rajveer starts reconstructing the events, a man is found murdered not very far from the place where Sehar was last seen. In spite of knowing what it means, Rajveer keeps on investigating. Most of the events are easily explained. Sehar apparently escaped from the club under the drug's influence & this caused the chain of events. Rajveer finds out the youngsters who put the drugs in Sehar's drink. They confess, but the story only explains how Sehar got out of the club unnoticed.

Ballu & Kumar turn out to be red herrings as well. Sehar had taken a trip in Ballu's taxi under the influence of drugs, hence she didn't remember him. Also, Kumar's reaction was just due to him misunderstanding her for a ghost. Just when Rajveer runs out of leads, some goons try to kill Sehar. Rajveer saves her, and to his relief, realizes that Sehar maybe innocent. However, he also realizes that Sehar maybe the only witness to the murder.

Rajveer baits the goons to capture them. With help of Ballu & Kumar, Rajveer locks up the goons. When the goons start talking, Rajveer finally pieces the chain of events together. On other hand, Raj Khurana, a local bigwig, is inaugurating a car showroom. Rajveer abruptly stops the function & arrests Khurana's son for double murder. A confused & furious Khurana demands explanation from Rajveer.

Rajveer starts telling the whole story. Khurana's son loved & dated a girl, with whom he wanted to get married. Unknown to him, the girl was cheating on him with his friend. When Khurana's son learned this, he killed her. On other hand, when Sehar went to the party on Saturday, two local spoiled brats put the rape drug in her drink. But due to some unforeseen circumstances, they lost Sehar.

Sehar acted under the drugs influence & took a ride in Ballu's taxi. She ended up near the spot for second murder. That was where Khurana's son killed his friend, on Saturday night, some days after killing the girl. But when he saw Sehar nearby, he thought that she saw everything. To silence her & keep his identity secret, Khurana's son hired the goons.

Khurana is unable to believe anything said by Rajveer. Khurana's son also denies the allegations vehemently, but when Rajveer brings him face to face with the goons, he has to confess. An angry Khurana sends his own son to jail. With the threat gone, Rajveer & Sehar reconcile. But Sehar is still not able to understand the role of the stalker or his identity. With Khurana's son denying any knowledge about the stalker, even Rajveer is perplexed about this loose end.

But then, the stalker surprises both Rajveer & Sehar by showing up at the police station. From the chain of events & the "stalkers" explanation, it is learned that after Sehar was last seen near crime scene, the stalker, who was a taxi driver, saw her & realized that she was drugged. To avoid any untoward incidents, he rifled through her contents, found her local address & dropped her at her flat.

The "stalker" explains that he was just checking to see whether Sehar was okay or not. The stalker departs with a friendly warning to Sehar. With this final mystery solved, the story ends on a happy note, with Kumar telling what happened next with everyone.

Cast

  • Ayesha Takia
    Ayesha Takia
    -Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

     as Sehar Thapar
  • Ajay Devgan
    Ajay Devgan
    Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

     as ACP Rajveer Randhava
  • Arshad Warsi
    Arshad Warsi
    Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...

     as Ballu
  • Irrfan Khan as Kumar Mangat
  • Mukesh Tiwari
    Mukesh Tiwari
    Mukesh Tiwari is an Indian actor who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films as a character role. He belongs To Sagar. His first appearance was as a bandit "Jagira" in China Gate in 1998...

     as Havaldar Anwar
  • Anjana Sukhani
    Anjana Sukhani
    Anjana Sukhani is an Indian film actress and model, who predominantly appears in Bollywood films.-Early life:Anjana was born to a Hindu Sindhi family in Jaipur. She did her schooling from Kamla High School, Khar, Mumbai. Academically inclined, she holds a Management Degree in International...

     as Ritu
  • Vrajesh Hirjee
    Vrajesh Hirjee
    Vrajesh Hirjee is a prominent Gujarati actor who is also well known for his comic roles in Hindi movies. Vrajesh was born in 1977.He has acted in over 40 Gujarati plays.He has since then done a number of successful movies like Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai,...

     as Chakki - Martial Arts Instructor
  • Murli Sharma as the Mysterious Stalker
  • Ali Asghar
    Ali Asgar (comedian)
    Ali Asghar, alternately known as Ali Asgar, is an actor from India who has worked on both film and television. He has worked in Bollywood most of the time as a comedian and is the current winner of the Comedy Circus competition with Kashif Khan and of Comedy circus ke taansen with Kapil. He is also...

     as Raj Khurana's son
  • Deepak Qazir as Raj Khurana
  • Shereveer Vakil as Aseem Bajaj
  • Farid Amiri as Pardunam 'P.O.K.' Om Kumar
  • Gulshan Rana as Vatsal Seth
  • Tusshar Kapoor
    Tusshar Kapoor
    Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Tushar made his debut with Mujhe kuch kehna hai alongside...

     Special appearance in song "Manzar"
  • Esha Deol
    Esha Deol
    Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...

     Special appearance in song "Kashmakash"
  • Robin Bhatt
    Robin Bhatt
    Robin Bhatt is known as one of the most successful writers in Bollywood. He is the brother of Mahesh Bhatt. He has written many films and was nominated 3 times and won award for Baazigar. His debut film as writer was Aashiqui, which proved to be a hit film...

     as Doctor

Production

The shooting began from 10 March 2007, first few days of shooting happened in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 and then a 30 days schedule in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 from 18 March. The second and last schedule started from 22 May 2007 in Delhi and then continued in Mumbai and later in Hyderabad. Lastly a song was shot in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and the shooting was completed by 13 July 2007.

The movie has been shot at popular places in the capital like Pragati Maidan
Pragati Maidan
Pragati Maidan is a venue for large exhibitions and conventions in New Delhi, and with 72,000 sq. metres of exhibition space, it is presently Delhi's largest exhibition centre. It is owned and managed by Indian Trade Promotion Organisation , the premier trade promotion agency of the Ministry of...

, Lal Qila
Lal Qila
Lal Qila known in English as Red Fort, refers to the Mughal residences in either Delhi or Agra. The name Lal Qila or Red Fort is shared by:* Delhi Fort* Agra Fort...

, India Gate
India Gate
The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It was built in 1931...

, Connaught Place
Connaught Place, New Delhi
Connaught Place Connaught Place Connaught Place (Hindi: कनॉट प्लेस, (officially Rajiv Chowk) is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in Delhi. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms. Its surroundings occupy a place of pride...

 and others. The movie has also been shot at studios like Filmalaya, Film City
Film City
Film City is an integrated film studio complex situated near Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Goregaon, Mumbai in India. It has several recording rooms, gardens, lakes, theatres and grounds that serve as the venue of many Bollywood film shootings. It was built by the state government to provide...

, Kamalistan Studios etc.

Soundtrack Listing and Details

Song Singer(s) Duration Music Lyrics Picturised on
Missing Sunday Mahua Kamat, Earl Edgar 3.54 Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed...


Remix version by Tanay-Gaurav
Farhad Sajid Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

, Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

, Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...

, Irfan Khan, Anjana Sukhani
Anjana Sukhani
Anjana Sukhani is an Indian film actress and model, who predominantly appears in Bollywood films.-Early life:Anjana was born to a Hindu Sindhi family in Jaipur. She did her schooling from Kamla High School, Khar, Mumbai. Academically inclined, she holds a Management Degree in International...

Pyar To Hona Hi Hai Kamran Bari, Mohammad Ali
(Suroor Band)
4.53 Suroor Band
Remix version by Tanay-Gaurav
Kamran Bari Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

, Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

Loot Liya Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...

, Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

4.41 Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...

Farhad Sajid, Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...

Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

, Irfan Khan, Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...

Kashmakash Shibani Kashyap
Shibani Kashyap
Shibani Kashyap is an India female singer, who is actively working in Bollywood film Industry, Some of her songs are very popular like Sajna Aaa Bhi Ja from movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, she has anchored a Singer Hunt Show named Bathroom Singer....

5.31 Shibani Kashyap
Shibani Kashyap
Shibani Kashyap is an India female singer, who is actively working in Bollywood film Industry, Some of her songs are very popular like Sajna Aaa Bhi Ja from movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, she has anchored a Singer Hunt Show named Bathroom Singer....


Remix version by DJ Suketu
DJ Suketu
- Early life and education :Suketu started his career as a DJ over 15 years back. He has a bachelors degree, , and M. Com from University of Mumbai and is also a Post Graduate from S.P. Jain Institute in Mumbai...

 and Arranged by Aks
Aks
Aks is a 2001 Hindi film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.-Synopsis:Aks is a supernatural thriller centering on two main characters - Manu Verma, the cop and Raghavan, the shadowy killer....

Virag Mishra Esha Deol
Esha Deol
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...


Shibani Kashyap
Shibani Kashyap
Shibani Kashyap is an India female singer, who is actively working in Bollywood film Industry, Some of her songs are very popular like Sajna Aaa Bhi Ja from movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, she has anchored a Singer Hunt Show named Bathroom Singer....

 in Remix Version
Manzar Raghav Sachar
Raghav Sachar
Raghav Sachar is an Indian singer born to father, R. K. Sachar, and mother, Usha Sachar. He is the youngest of three children. He started playing his first instrument, the harmonica, at the age of four. Every year since then his parents have gifted him an instrument. Born into a family of music...

3.50 Raghav Sachar
Raghav Sachar
Raghav Sachar is an Indian singer born to father, R. K. Sachar, and mother, Usha Sachar. He is the youngest of three children. He started playing his first instrument, the harmonica, at the age of four. Every year since then his parents have gifted him an instrument. Born into a family of music...

"Farhad Sajid Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

, Anjana Sukhani
Anjana Sukhani
Anjana Sukhani is an Indian film actress and model, who predominantly appears in Bollywood films.-Early life:Anjana was born to a Hindu Sindhi family in Jaipur. She did her schooling from Kamla High School, Khar, Mumbai. Academically inclined, she holds a Management Degree in International...

, Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Tushar made his debut with Mujhe kuch kehna hai alongside...

Sunday Theme Joy-Clint 3.50 Amar Mohile Joy
Joy
Joy may refer to:* Happiness, an emotion* Joy , people with the given name or surname Joy-Music:Bands & performers* Joy * Joy Albums* Joy ; also the title track from that album...


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