Movie: Shortkut - The Con Is On

Top 7 Billed Cast

Akshaye Khanna
Akshaye Khanna

Shekhar

Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi

Raju

Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao

Mansi

Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt

Guest Appearance (uncredited)

Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor

Guest Appearance (uncredited)

Chunky Pandey
Chunky Pandey

Guru Kapoor

Tiku Talsania
Tiku Talsania

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    A talented, hardworking scriptwriter finds his Bollywood dreams shattered when a buffoon steals his screenplay and rides it to superstardom.

  • Release Date

    2009-07-10

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    4.2

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    हिन्दी
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