The Film is a 2005 Indian thriller film directed by Junaid Memon who also produced with Amitabh Bhattacharya. It stars Mahima Chaudhry, Khalid Siddiqui, Ananya Khare, Chahat Khanna, Ravi Gossain, Vaibhav Jhalani and Vivek Madan with Sulabha Deshpande, Mukesh Khanna, Nasser Abdullah and Rakesh Bedi in important supporting roles with a voice-over by Irrfan Khan. The film focuses on seven strugglers who, after failing constantly in their attempts to enter the Bollywood industry, choose the path of crime to achieve this end. Cast Mahima Chaudhry as Sushmita Banerjee Khalid Siddiqui as Vijay Ananya Khare as Nandini Chahat Khanna as Ankita Ravi Gossain as Raman Vaibhav Jhalani as Aditya Vivek Madan as Irfan Mukesh Khanna as Police Commissioner Sulabha Deshpande as Mrs. Briganza Nassar Abdullah as Inspector Javed Khan Rakesh Bedi as Pappi Da Ranvir Shorey as Director Kaushik Irrfan Khan as voice-over of Shamim Bhai Satyen Kappu as Guruji Critical reception IndiaGlitz wrote that film has a message of "shortcuts" and "crime never pays" but with a "predictable script". The critic Taran Adarsh rated the film 1.5 out 5, writing, "THE FILM is a decent attempt by a first-time director, who has focused more on the story than the stars." Indrani Roy Mitra from Rediff praised the film, describing it as "a laudable effort" from Memon. References External links The Film at Bollywood Hungama The Film at mm52 portal The Film at Rotten Tomatoes The Film at Molodezhnaja portal (German) Indian comedy thriller films 2000s mystery thriller films Indian crime comedy films 2005 films Films shot in Mumbai Indian crime thriller films Films about filmmaking Films about actors 2000s Hindi-language films