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Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 2H 14M

Director : Shyam Benegal
Writer : Ashok Mishra

Synopsis

Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is an unemployed graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Satna college, who is forced to make a living writing letters for the uneducated people of his village. His real ambition is to become a novel writer. Through his humble occupation, Mahadev has the potential to impact numerous lives. The movie is a satirical, but warm-hearted portrait of life in rural India.

Actors

Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade
Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao
Kunal Kapoor
Kunal Kapoor
Ravi Kishan
Ravi Kishan
Ravi Jhankal
Ravi Jhankal
Yashpal Sharma
Yashpal Sharma
Rajeshwari Sachdev
Rajeshwari Sachdev
Divya Dutta
Divya Dutta
Ila Arun
Ila Arun
Lalit Tiwari
Lalit Tiwari

Crews

Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Director
Ronnie Screwvala
Ronnie Screwvala
Producer
Ashok Mishra
Ashok Mishra
Screenplay
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Story
Shantanu Moitra
Shantanu Moitra
Music
Rajan Kothari
Rajan Kothari
Cinematography
Aseem Sinha
Aseem Sinha
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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