''Staying Alive'' is a 2012 Hindi-language social film directed by

Anant Mahadevan Anant Mahadevan (born 28 August 1950), also credited as Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and film director of Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi language, Marathi, Tamil language, Tamil films and television shows. Having been ...

, featuring

, Saurabh Shukla,

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in the lead roles. The film's music was composed by Sanjay Chowdhury.Art Director Tarun Agasty. The film was released.. on 3 February 2012.

Plot

The story is about two men who suffer a heart attack and share the hospital room. Aditya (Ananth Mahadevan) is a newspaper editor who has already survived two strokes in the past and has somewhat adapted to the crisis. Shaukat Ali (Saurabh Shukla), an underworld kingpin who has often witnessed death closely, gets paranoid with his first heart-attack. The story is about their interactions and exchange of ideas in the ICU room that changes Ali's perspective towards life.

Cast

* Saurabh Shukla *

*Sanjay Swaraj * Navni Parihar *Ranjana Sasa *Khan Jahangir Khan

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics.

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from Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2/5 and said "On the whole, Staying Alive is more of an experiment that holds appeal for a tiny segment of cineastes – those with an appetite for meaningful, festival films". Avijit Ghosh from ''

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'' gave it 3/5 stating that "Staying Alive is a subtle yet engrossing human drama".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 2188893 2010s Hindi-language films 2012 masala films Films scored by Sanjoy Chowdhury Films shot in the United Arab Emirates Films directed by Anant Mahadevan