Welcome to Sajjanpur

Welcome to Sajjanpur

Welcome to Sajjanpur

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Welcome to Sajjanpur

2008

2h 14m

5.7(23 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Shyam Benegal
Written by: Shyam Benegal
Ashok Mishra
Produced by: Ronnie Screwvala

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