Barah Aana

Barah Aana
Directed by	Raja Krishna Menon
Starring	Naseeruddin Shah; Tannishtha Chatterjee; Vijay Raaz
Release date	13 March 2009; ; ; ; ;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	2 crore
Box office	44 lakhs

Barah Aana is a 2009 Indian comedy-drama film written and directed by Raja Menon. The title refers to 12 Barah in Hindustani aanas (or annas), which was a unit of Indian currency before decimalisation. Barah Aana stars Naseeruddin Shah, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Vijay Raaz and Arjun Mathur. The film depicts the lives of working-class Indians in a globalized milieu and how events spiral out of control when the characters try their hands at crime.

Plot

Set in today’s Mumbai, Barah Aana revolves around three friends: Shukla, a driver, Yadav, a watchman, and Aman, a waiter. Shukla is an older man, stoic and steady. Yadav, in his 30s, is meek and something of a pushover at work but exhibits an underlying mischievous nature. Aman, is young, dynamic, and ambitious. In typical Mumbai fashion, the three are roommates, and the clash of their personalities regularly results in humorous, tongue-in-cheek banter.

Things take a turn when the watchman becomes prey to misfortune; a series of chance events results in him stumbling on to a crime. The discovery changes his perspective, boosting his self-confidence enough to make him think that he has a new, low-risk way to make money. He tries to sell the idea to his roommates to get them to join him in executing such crimes.

As they get more and more mired in the spiral of events that follow, the three characters go through changes as they are pushed more and more against the wall.

Cast

Actor	Role
Naseeruddin Shah	Shukla
Vijay Raaz	Yadav
Arjun Mathur	Aman
Tannishtha Chatterjee	Rani
Violante Placido	Kate
Benjamin Gilani	Mr. Mehta
Jayati Bhatia
Barry John	Yuri
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal	Cutlet Aunty