3 Movies Directed by Maneesh Sharma

Wedding Planners

Wedding Planners

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-12-10

Languages:

Hindi, English, Panjabi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

139 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (6378 Reviews)

Director:

Maneesh Sharma

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Amitabh Bhattacharya (lyrics)

Habib Faisal (screenplay)

Maneesh Sharma (story)

Fullplot:

After Delhi-based slacker-collegian, Bittoo Sharma's father asks him to return home to work in the sugar-cane fields, he refuses and decides to partner with career-minded wedding planner, Janakpuri-based Shruti Kakkar. She refuses to have to do anything with him, but after he impresses her, she partners with him, they set up 'Shaadi Mubarak' and begin organizing small wedding celebrations with struggling restaurateur and florist, Rajinder Singh and Maqbool respectfully. The duo hit big time after they organize a wedding party at Sainik Farm and begin to have dreams of bettering their lives. It is then Shruti realizes that she has fallen in love with Bittoo, and is embittered when he does not reciprocate. This bitterness gets worse, and the duo split up, with Bittoo opening 'Happy Weddings' - resulting in a downward spiral of their performance. With creditors hovering over them, no money coming in, Shruti finally gives way to her parents' wishes and agrees to get married to Dubai-based Chetan.

Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl

Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-09

Languages:

Hindi, Panjabi, Urdu, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

140 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(5398 Reviews)

Director:

Maneesh Sharma

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Devika Bhagat (screenplay)

Aditya Chopra (story)

Habib Faisal (additional screenplay)

Habib Faisal (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Delhi-based Dimple Chaddha lives a wealthy lifestyle with her parents, and has a steady boyfriend in Sunny Singh. On the pretext of attending a Sangeet, she goes on a date with him, consumes alcohol, passes out, and is brought home in his arms. He impresses her parents and they not only approve of him but Mr. Chaddha uses goon-power to evict tenants from a Bungalow on Barakhamba Road which belongs to Sunny's grandfather. He then offers to purchase it for Rs.2 Crores and advances Rs.20 Lakhs to Sunny, who takes the cash and disappears - leaving Mr. Chaddha to face the real owners as well as being arrested by the police. Sunny strikes again, this time as Deven Shah in Mumbai, and his target is business executive, Raina Parulekar, who he cons for Rs.90 Lakhs by selling her a fake painting. The media gets involved. Dimple, together with a Lucknow-based widow, Saira Rashid, who has lost Rs.10 Lakhs to a man called Iqbal Khan, contact her. They soon discover that Sunny, Deven and Iqbal are one and the same, and get together in Mumbai, hire a fast-talking sales-girl, Ishika Desai, to con Sunny. They then manage to trace him to Goa where he is going by the name of Vikram Thapar. Watch as events unfold when the trio put forth their plan to get even with this con-man.

Shuddh Desi Romance

Shuddh Desi Romance

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-09-06

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

141 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (4355 Reviews)

Director:

Maneesh Sharma

Fullplot:

What happens when three young people in today's changing India try to figure out what love, attraction and commitment mean to each of them? Raghu (Shushant Singh Rajput) needs a woman in his life -the rest he's going to figure out along the way. Gayatri (Parineeti Chopra) has been around the block a few times and knows the scene, warts and all. Tara (Vaani Kapoor) knows what's right for her, but a little experimenting never did hurt anybody, did it? When their lives crisscross, their beliefs get challenged, and their loves, tested. We all want it all...the love, the sex, the relationship, the commitment. But when we get it, it may not be in the way we recognize.

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