''From Sydney with Love'' is a
Hindi movie
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
directed by Prateek Chakravorty, starring Sharad Malhotra, Bidita Bag, Karan Sagoo and Evelyn Sharma. The music has been composed by
Sohail Sen
Sohail Sen (born 24 June 1984) is an Indian film composer, musician and singer who works in Bollywood. He debuted as a film composer with the Hindi film ''Sirf'' (2008), which went majorly
unnoticed. Later, he gained fame as a Hindi film compose ...
, Thor Patridge, and Nabin Laskar.
Plot
It was a dream come true for Meghaa Banerjee, a small town girl in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
, India when she earned a scholarship from the prestigious
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...
in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
to pursue her master's degree in Economics with inevitable butterflies in her stomach. She embarks upon her maiden expedition to
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
leaving her protective shell and family behind. Coming from a conservative middle-class background, life and culture in Sydney was an instant eye opener for her. Under guidance of her caring cousin Kalpana fondly called "Kol", Meghaa slowly embraces her new life in Sydney where she makes new set of friends, which includes cherubic Lubaina, prankster Raj, and narcissistic Suhail. Love and romance was something that was strictly not in her agenda of things. However being young at heart it was just something waiting to happen to her when she met Rohit - a charismatic, full of sheen and friendly natured fellow student in the University with whom she starts gelling right from the beginning.
Cast
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Sharad Malhotra
Sharad Malhotra (born 9 January 1983) is an Indian actor, who primarily works in Hindi television and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the role of Prince Goldy in ''Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag''. His first major role wa ...
as Rohit Khurana
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Bidita Bag
Bidita Bag (born 30 September 1991) is an Indian actress and model. She is mostly known for her inclination towards socio-political films.
Career
While in college, Bidita pursued a career in modelling. She was spotted by Jeena Mitra Banik an ...
as Meghaa Banerjee
*Prateek Chakravorty as Raj Bakshi
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Evelyn Sharma
Evelyn Lakshmi Sharma is a German actress and model who appears primarily in Indian films of the Hindi language. She marked her film debut with the 2006 American film ''Turn Left'' and made her Bollywood debut in the 2012 film '' From Sydney w ...
as Lubaina Snyder
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Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty is an Indian actor of theatre, films and television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the ...
as Prof. Banerjee
*Karan Sagoo as Suhail Syed
*
Reshmi Ghosh
Reshmi Ghosh is an Indian beauty queen and actress.
Early life
Ghosh was born in 1978 and brought up in Kolkata. She attended school at Carmel Convent School (Class 10, 1995 batch). She graduated with a BA from Jogamaya Devi College in souther ...
as Kalpana Chatterjee
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by
Sohail Sen
Sohail Sen (born 24 June 1984) is an Indian film composer, musician and singer who works in Bollywood. He debuted as a film composer with the Hindi film ''Sirf'' (2008), which went majorly
unnoticed. Later, he gained fame as a Hindi film compose ...
. Soundtrack includes ''Naino Ne Naino Se'', sung by
Palak Muchhal
Palak Muchhal (born 30 March 1992) is an Indian singer and lyricist from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. She and her younger brother Palash Muchhal perform stage shows across India and abroad to raise funds for the poor children who need financial as ...
and Sohail Sen.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 2185084, From Sydney with Love
2012 films
2010s Hindi-language films
Films scored by Sohail Sen