Shortkut - The Con Is On 2009

Shortkut - The Con Is On is a 2009 Indian Bollywood comedy film released on Jul 10, 2009. The film is directed by Neeraj Vora, produced by Anil Kapoor.

Set in Bollywood, Short Kut - The Con is On tells the story of two strugglers, one who makes it big as a Superstar (Raju - Arshad Warsi) after stealing a script, and the other whose struggle as a director (Shekhar - Akshaye Khanna) continues after his script gets stolen.

Akshay as Shekhar is quiet yet intense, immensely talented yet low key... how aptly these adjectives fit the actor as well as the character he plays in the film. Shekhar's value system is sound and his fundas in life are very clear - come what may, there are no short cuts to success. And if you have a dream, protect it.

Siddharth Randeria - Kantibhai is the landlord with a heart of gold whose chawl is a virtual gold mine. He has immense respect and love for Shekhar and gambles his all to make Shekhar's dream come true.

Arshad Warsi as Raju bluffs his way out of trouble and comes across as a good for nothing harmless fellow. Known for his out and out comedy, Arshad bring out a dark edginess to this loud mouthed character.

Things get really interesting when reigning actress Mansi's (Amrita Rao) romantic involvement with Shekhar gets culminated into a marriage while her professional interactions with Raju begin.

Behind Mansi's petite delicate frame hides a core of steel. For it needs immense strength to give up a starry career when you are at the top, and even more strength to walk out on your family to be with the man you love.

To add to the chaos, destiny again brings Raju and Shekhar face to face, when Shekhar is set to direct his first film, with Superstar Raju. Chunky Pandey - Guru Kapoor become partners with Raju and then both flourish.

What follows now is a clash of the egos, and immense commotion building up to a fun-filled confusion. What happens next as the real life drama of the reel unfolds is the crux of the plot of Short Kut - The Con is On.

Shekhar (Akshaye Khanna), an aspiring assistant director, and Raju (Arshad Warsi), a wannabe junior artiste, meet each other while struggling to make it in the film industry. While Shekhar is supremely talented and confident, Raju is a buffoon and a non actor who thinks he is God’s gift to Bollywood.

As luck would have it, Raju manages to steal Shekhar’s prized script and is catapulted to super-stardom. Following this incident, Shekhar plunges into a phase of self pity and dejection, which results in his girl friend, Mansi (Amrita Rao), leaving him. Shattered, Shekhar is now looking for that golden chance to get even with Raju.
What follows is a hilarious tale of con, deceit, super-stardom and subsequent fall.

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