Not A Love Story is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film inspired by the murder of Neeraj Grover in 2008 that led to the arrest of Emile Jerome Mathew and Maria Susairaj. Starring Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal and Ajay Gehi and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the film was released on 19 August 2011. Ram Gopal Varma has announced that the film is not a biopic but is inspired by the case. The film's shooting was completed in 20 days. One of the prime locations was the building Dheeraj Solitaire where Neeraj Grover was allegedly murdered in 2008. Cast Mahie Gill as Anusha Chawla (based on Maria Susairaj) Deepak Dobriyal as Robin Fernandes (Maria's Boyfriend Emile) Ajay Gehi as Ashish Bhatnagar Zakir Hussain as Inspector Mane Neil Bhoopalam as Prem Darshan Jariwala as Anusha's lawyer Ganesh Yadav as Robin's lawyer Rasika Joshi as Ashish's mother Prabhleen Sandhu as Anju Urmila Matondkar as Item number Mahesh Thakur as ad-film maker Sam in a guest role Sandesh Jadhav as Inspector Chavan Dimple Ghosh as Richa Rakesh Kukreti as Prashant Abhijeet Lahiri as Ashish's father Nandita Puri as Anusha's mother Vandana Sajnani as Apeksha, Director Sushma Bhagwat as Robin's mother Ashok Awasthi as Robin's father Shankar Sachdev as Public Prosecutor Kamal Adip as Judge Rajesh Barsewal as watchman Sandeep Bose as Kishen, Producer Plot Standing at 5'6", Chandigarh-born Anusha Chawla, bids adieu to her boyfriend, Robin Fernandes, and re-locates to Mumbai, in order to act in movies. Weeks later she manages to meet a film-maker, Sam, who assures her of a lead role on the condition that she become intimate with him but she walks away. She meets with more disappointment when a movie with Richa gets shelved. Disappointed, she nevertheless continues to audition - encouraged by her new friends, Anju and Prashant - while Robin urges her to return home. She then meets with Ashish Bhatnagar, who puts her on a short-list, eventually gets approval, and signs her in a lead role. Both celebrate in a pub, get intoxicated and end up in bed in her Malad flat. The next day, a delighted Robin, happy with her success, attends at her residence to congratulate and surprise her, is enraged at Ashish and kills him. He subsequently cuts the latter's body in small pieces and the duo borrow Prashant's car, drive to an isolated spot in Dahisar and burn it. Before returning