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King of Bollywood is a film of genre Drama directed by Piyush Jha with Om Puri
King of Bollywood (2004)
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Add to a movie listKing of Bollywood is a 2004 Bollywood comedy film directed by Piyush Jha and starring Om Puri. The film is a satire of the Hindi film industry.
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Synopsis
British journalist Crystal Chaurasia decides to make a documentary about a faded Bollywood star of yesteryear Karan Kumar. She follows KK as he tries to make his comeback with a new move. Meanwhile his son Rahul disapproves of his efforts, but he increasingly comes to like Crystal.Actors
Om Puri
(Karan 'K.K.' Kumar)
Murali Sharma
(Sunny)
Kavita Kapoor
(Mandira Kumar)
Manoj Pahwa
(Ratnesh, Karan Kumar's secretary)
Meera Syal
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