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Eight ordinary people gather in an acting studio to embark on a unique journey together in a creative 6 weeks drama class. Taught by Kanika, their free supportive leader.

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  • Drama
Release date Feb 6, 1979
Countries of origin India
Language Hindi
Production companies Knvr Productions

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In the dream city of Mumbai, eight ordinary people gather in an acting studio to embark ona unique journey together in a creative 6-week acting course. Kanika is a free-spirited andhelpful director of the Kalamanch acting studio. Anant is a recently divorced, emotionallyvulnerable man with low self-esteem from Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Ragini, aheadstrong girl who can take on anyone in a fight despite being small and petite. Hiten, anover-smart male chauvinist and bully who is indifferent to the feelings of others. Jheel, achic, trendy student who keeps a close eye on what is happening around her. Sunaina, acurrent model in the fashion industry and an actress preparing for her big break; she isfree as a bird and fickle in love. Kunal, Kanika's husband, is a handsome personality and asophisticated looker. Smart, confident, a Casanova. Azim, a determined and mysteriousman, who struggles with his sexual orientation and has not yet come out due toacceptance issues and his Orthodox father. The story unfolds entirely through the gamesand practices in which these characters participate. While Kanika and Kunal try to mendtheir marriage, Sunaina and Anant fall in love and Hiten bullies Ragini, Jheel and Azim.Over the course of these six weeks, the artificial intimacy of the acting classes andexercises bring the characters' personal traumas and problems to the surface. Thecharacters open up to face these problems. This brings some of them closer together andsome apart. In the end, Sunaina cheats on Anant, Kunal cheats on Kanika, while Azim fallsin love with Hiten and Hiten falls in love with Ragini. Anant tells Kanika that he cannotbe an actor. Kanika motivates Anant and the class and explains how and what it takes to be a real artist.

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