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film revolves around a Bollywood actress by the name of Hira (Mahima
Chaudhury). Proud but arrogant, she thrives on compliments showered
by her friends and fans.
But
soon comes a time when the Bollywood spotlight begins to fade.
She
no longer gets nominated for awards nor does she get film offers.
Hira finds such a transition hard to accept.
Just
at that moment in life, she bumps into Digambar (Priyanshu), an
old friend of hers who lost contact since they left college.
Digambar
is now an unemployed lawyer who makes a living as a small time singer.
But he has a problem - he is a fully fledged alcoholic.
So
on the night of their accidental reunion, Digambar criticises Hira.
He
tells her that she needs to change her character on screen as she
has become predictable in all her performances.
Not
able to accept such criticism, a fuming Hira lashes out at Digambar.
But later realises that he is actually right in his observations.
So
she decides to get back to the top and into the Bollywood limelight
once again, no matter what it takes.
This
is where a turbulent journey begins for Hira involving her husband's
murder and all the women whose personal stories she always wanted
to use in her films.
It's
then that she begins to appreciate Digambar whom she considered
a failure all this time.
She
also comes across her husband's mistress who threatens to destroy
her new found status in society.
As
she juggles her acting profession and her personal life, Hira realises
that real life is totally different from reel life.
We
once again see Tanuja Chandra in the director's chair.
Her
past achievements which consist of female oriented films won her
critical acclaim.
These
include Dushman starring Kajol, Sangharsh starring
Priety Zinta, Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar starring Amisha Patel
and Sur starring Gauri Karnik.
All
these flicks did very well at the UK box office. So judging by her
past achievements, Filmstar is a movie worth waiting for
when it releases.
Previewed
by Manish Gajjar,
BBC
Shropshire's Mr Bollywood.
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