Taxi No. 9211

Taxi No. 9 2 11
Taxi No. 9 2 11
Soundtrack album by Vishal–Shekhar
Released	10 November 2005 (Digital Release); 24 February 2006 (Film)
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	33:04
Label	Saregama HMV
Producer	Vishal–Shekhar
Vishal–Shekhar chronology

Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah
Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Milan Luthria
Screenplay by	Rajat Arora
Story by	Rajat Arora
Based on	Changing Lanes; by Roger Michell
Produced by	Ramesh Sippy; Rohan Sippy
Starring	Nana Patekar; John Abraham; Sameera Reddy; Sonali Kulkarni; Shivaji Satam
Narrated by	Sanjay Dutt
Cinematography	Kartik Vijay
Edited by	Aarif Shaikh
Music by	Vishal–Shekhar
Production; companies	Entertainment One ; Ramesh Sippy Entertainment
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	24 February 2006; (India)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹100 million
Box office	₹321.7 million

Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller film^[1] directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Nana Patekar along with John Abraham in lead roles. It was released on 24 February 2006, received a positive response from critics, and was a moderate success at the box office. The film's basic premise is loosely based on the 2002 American film Changing Lanes.^[3] In the same year it was remade in Telugu as Game, and in 2009, it was remade in Tamil as TN-07 AL 4777.

Plot

Taxi No. 9 2 11 focuses on Raghav Shastri (Nana Patekar), a cab driver in Mumbai who lies to his wife Sunita (Sonali Kulkarni) about his job, pretending to be an insurance salesman. One day, he gives Jai Mittal (John Abraham), the spoilt son of a late businessman, a ride. Jai is fighting for ownership rights of his late father's estate. The cab gets into an accident, with Jai escaping as he's in a hurry. Jai loses the key to the vault containing his father's will in the back of Raghav's taxi.

Raghav decides to hide it from Jai. In the search for the key, Jai goes to Raghav's house and tells Sunita what he really does for a living, which Jai doesn't know. She leaves him, taking their son. Raghav decides to take revenge. Raghav and Jai vow to kill each other in their fight for their properties. When Raghav fails to kill Jai, he targets Jai's girlfriend, Rupali (Sameera Reddy). As Raghav chases Rupali, she is saved by Jai. Jai lets Rupali escape, and he attacks Raghav. They have a dirty car fight, but both survive.

Raghav goes to Jai's place. Jai returns to his apartment from a second court hearing regarding his father's estate in defeat because he doesn't have his father's will. He discovers the will, torn to pieces and pasted on the wall of his apartment. Jai becomes depressed and lonely after his friends leave him. Rupali dumps him, indicating she wanted him only for his fortune. Losing everything that used to be precious, Jai realises the hard-hitting life and starts respecting his father and his work.

On the other side, Raghav is caught again by police and taken to the police station, where Sunita tells him his real character and problems within himself. Soon, he realises his mistake. Jai, having realised the value of close ones, then bails Raghav out of jail. Raghav insists they have a drink, and they go to Jai's house for one. They find out that they share the same birthday. Raghav gives back his will, which he had hidden in the sofa, and says that he had never destroyed it – the torn will on the wall is a fake. Raghav then goes to the railway station to stop Sunita and his son from leaving him, but arrives a little too late. He goes back home, where he sees a birthday cake on the table. He feels that he is hallucinating, but gets a pleasant shock when he sees Sunita and his son standing there, singing him a birthday song (and finds out that it was Jai who brought them back).

Jai confronts Arjun Bajaj (Shivaji Satam), the friend and custodian of the property of Jai's father, whom he tells that he has realised the value of life and does not want his father's property. Bajaj, visibly happy to hear this, tells Jai that the inheritance has always been Jai's and Bajaj is only a custodian. They embrace, and Jai takes a leave. Just as he drives out, his car collides with another car driven by a woman (Priyanka Chopra), though initially both seem to be angry at each. Later, Jai apologizes and asks for her number, promising to pay for damages. The movie ends as both smile at each other and drive away, indicating a new romantic beginning.

Cast

Nana Patekar as Raghav Shastri aka Raghu
John Abraham as Jai Mittal
Sameera Reddy as Rupali
Sonali Kulkarni as Sunita Shastri, Raghav's wife
Kurush Deboo as Cyrus Batliwala
Shivaji Satam as Arjun Bajaj
Sanjay Dutt as Narrator
Priyanka Chopra as Driver special appearance
Akash Khurana as Shyam Mittal, Jai Mittal's father
Naseer Abdullah as Advocate Shivraj Behl (Shiv)
Smita Jaykar as Rupali's mother
Rajesh Asthana as Car owner
Ganesh Yadav as an Inspector
Mangal Kenkre as Judge
Ajay Jadhav as a Constable
Master Ashwin Chitale as Rishabh Shastri, Raghav's son
Shankar Sachdev as Tiwari
Anuradha Chandan as School Principal
Bharat as Jeweller
Vaibhav Mathur as Paanwala
Rajeev Pandey as Flat complex watchman
Mohammad as Lottery guy

Themes and influences

Director Milan Luthria, when asked to define the film's genre, described it as a dialogue-based witty comedy with elements of romance, and an emotional thriller that makes one think. He felt it compels viewers to delve into themselves, seeking the meaning of life and answers to their own questions, while also portraying the essence of Mumbai and its hustle. Calling it a "very funny, clever film", he left the genre classification to the critics.^[4] The Times of India defined the film as a slice-of-life drama.^[5]

Film critic Rajeev Masand noted in his review that while the film "stole" the basic premise from the 2002 American film Changing Lanes, the spirit, treatment and the screenplay were original.^[3]

According to Rediff.com, the film's title gives the impression of September 11 Attacks when read in English, hence has to be read out in Hindi as nau-do-gyarah, which is a slang for conning people and disappearing into thin air.^[6]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack
Review scores
Source	Rating
Music Review at IndiaFM.com	not rated

The music was composed by Vishal–Shekhar with lyrics by Vishal Dadlani and Dev Kohli. The movie has six songs with two remixes. It features a song sung by yesteryear music composer Bappi Lahiri. The soundtrack was released sometime in the third week of January 2006 under the label of Saregama HMV.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bumbai Nagariya"		Bappi Lahiri, Nana Patekar, John Abraham	3:19
2.	"Ek Nazar Mein Bhi"		KK, Sunidhi Chauhan	4:37
3.	"Meter Down"		Adnan Sami	3:12
4.	"Aazmale"	Dev Kohli	Shekhar Ravjiani	4:54
5.	"Bekhudi"	Dev Kohli	Shaan	4:33
6.	"Udne Do"	lyrics by Dev Kohli	Kunal Ganjawala, Harshdeep Kaur	6:15
7.	"Bumbai Nagariya" (Club Mix)		Bappi Lahiri, Remix By Guru Sharma	3:13