''Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?'' ( hi, रात गई बात गई?) (,Similar Proverb transl. 'Don't cry over spilt milk') is a

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film written and directed by

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. The film features

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and Anu Menon in leading roles.

Plot

''Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?'' is a film about three couples and a keen observation on modern day marriage. Rahul (

) wakes up with a bad hangover after a party the night before. There he had met a sexy young woman - Sophia (

). They got drunk and there were sparks flying. But Rahul doesn't remember what happened after that. Did they go all the way? His wife, Mitali (

), is in a particularly bad mood this morning, and Rahul suspects that she might know about his little escapade last night. Rahul starts chasing his night—trying to retrieve it—trying to find out what really happened. His friends Saxena (

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) and Amit (

) are going through their own marital crises of sorts. Driven to his wit's end, he realizes he must seek Sophia out to restore his sanity

Cast

as Rahul Kapoor *

as Amit *

as Jaswinder 'Jas' Saxena *

as Mitali R. Kapoor (credited as Irawati Harshe Mayadev) * Anu Menon as Nandini 'Nandi' *

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as Jolly J. Saxena (credited as Navniit Nisshan) *

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as Gagandeep 'Gags' Singh *

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as Prasad *

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as Party Guest (credited as Makarand Deshpande) *

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as Archana's dad *

as Archana / Sophia * Anil Chaudhary * Masoom Gandhi as Komal 'Chutka' R. Kapoor *

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(credited as Kala Briendra) * Shikha Markana * Tarini Mishra *

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as Dr. Patkar

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Ankur Tiwari. It consisted of 7 songs and 3 remixes. The music was released on T-Series. Lyrics were penned by Ankur Tiwari.

Track listing

Reception

The movie opened to mixed to negative reviews from critics.

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rated the film with one and half stars out of five saying, "In a nutshell, RAAT GAYI, BAAT GAYI? offers a few laughs, not laughter unlimited!"

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gave the film two stars out of five and stated, "''Raat Gayi Baat Gayi has the ingredients for a movie one would probably enjoy very much, but somehow they never come together."

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gave two and a half stars and commented, "This could have been a fun take on urban marriage but the script, by Rajat Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla, is absolute lead."

Nikhat Kazmi Nikhat Kazmi ( hi, निखत काजमी; 1958/59 – 20 January 2012) was a senior correspondent and well-known film critic from, born Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, who had been writing for ''The Times of India'' since 1987. She died of breast ...

of the ''

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'' awarded three stars saying, "the film does augur for interesting viewing, providing an opportunity for a roll call of the entire current art house ensemble cast."

Awards and nominations

2009 New York South Asian International Film Festival

;Won * Best Film - Saurabh Shukla and Rajat Kapoor

2010 Star Screen Awards

;Nominated * Best Supporting Actress - Neha Dhupia * Best Comedian - Vinay Pathak

References

External links

Official website
*{{IMDb title, 1210356, Raat Gayi Baat Gayi 2009 films 2000s Hindi-language films