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Cocktail is a film of genre Drama directed by Homi Adajania released in USA on 13 july 2012 with Saif Ali Khan
Cocktail (2012)
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Add to a movie listCocktail is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Homi Adajania under the banner of Illuminati Films.
The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty in lead roles, with Dimple Kapadia and Boman Irani appearing in supporting roles. Randeep Hooda has a special appearance.
Adajania had previously worked with Khan, Kapadia, and Irani in his directorial debut Being Cyrus. Cocktail released worldwide on 13 July 2012 and received a positive to mixed reception from critics, with high praise to Deepika Padukone's performance and was declared as the best performance of her career. The film also emerged as a major commercial success in both India and abroad. After its three-week run, Box Office India declared the movie a hit in India and abroad.
Synopsis
Meera (Diana Penty) is a shy and simple traditional girl who leaves her family in India to live in London with her new husband Kunal (Randeep Hooda). While at the London airport, she meets the shameless flirt Gautam "gutlu" (Saif Ali Khan), who hits on her and asks her out. Meera politely tells him that she is married and then leaves. Meera searches for her husband and finally finds him, but he is angry to see her and explains that he only married Meera for her money, telling her to stay away from him. This leaves Meera heartbroken and stranded in London with no place to stay.Actors
Saif Ali Khan
(Gautam Kapoor)
Deepika Padukone
(Veronica Malaney)
Diana Penty
(Meera Sahni)
Dimple Kapadia
(Kavita Kapoor)
Boman Irani
(Randhir "Randy" Kapoor)
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