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{{Infobox film
| name = Dasvidaniya
| image = Dasvidaniya.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Shashant Shah
| producer = [[Guneet Monga]] Vinay Pathak Azam Khan
| writer = Arshad Syed
| starring = [[Vinay Pathak]] [[Sarita Joshi]] [[Neha Dhupia]] [[Rajat Kapoor]] [[Ranvir Shorey]] [[Brijendra Kala]]
| music = [[Kailash Kher]]
| cinematography = Arun Varma
| studio = [[Sikhya Entertainment]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|11|07}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}} 1 million
| gross = {{INR}} 18,700000,00.
}}
'''''Dasvidaniya''''' is a [[Bollywood]] [[comedy-drama]] film<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2008/11/15/dasvidaniya-a-bittersweet-slice-of-middle-class-life/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218095617/http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2008/11/15/dasvidaniya-a-bittersweet-slice-of-middle-class-life/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2008|title=Dasvidaniya: A bittersweet slice of middle-class life|date=14 November 2008|website=Reuters|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref> released on 7 November 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinay's madcap adventure |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-06/news-interviews/27741364_1_vinay-pathak-dasvidaniya-rajat-kapoor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023043535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-06/news-interviews/27741364_1_vinay-pathak-dasvidaniya-rajat-kapoor |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 May 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Not so Funny |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/not-so-funny/378376/ |work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=27 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920174409/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/not-so-funny/378376/ |archivedate=20 September 2012}}</ref>
The name of the movie is a pun on the list of ten things to be done before death made by [[Vinay Pathak]], and is a play on the Russian phrase [[:wikt:до свидания|до свидания]] (''do svidaniya''), meaning bye.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/nov/12-how-dasvidaniya-was-named-110803.asp|title=How DASVIDANIYA was named!| publisher=glamsham.com| accessdate=2007-11-29}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=[comment in] Topic: Dasvidaniya (*ring Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapoor)|url=http://www.bollywhat-forum.com/index.php?topic=24472.msg379251#msg379251|work=BollyWHAT?com: The Guide for Clueless Fans of Hindi Films|publisher=bollywhat.com|accessdate=22 February 2014|author=Nina starring as the goofy sidekick|date=14 May 2009|quote=after the v[ery] last scene, when the brother and friend are 'grading' his list as 10 out 10, there's the 'Das' of Dasvidaniya that appears alone, next to the number 10, which then morphs into the rest of the word.}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=[comment in] Topic: Dasvidaniya (*ring Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapoor)|url=http://www.bollywhat-forum.com/index.php?topic=24472.msg360879#msg360879|work=BollyWHAT?com: The Guide for Clueless Fans of Hindi Films|publisher=bollywhat.com|accessdate=22 February 2014|author=etu Who wants to be the one & only superstar|date=15 February 2009|quote=it's called Dasvidanya because... he has an affair with a Russian prostitute who cares for him at a dark hour, and since she doesn't speak English or Hindi, this is how he tells her goodbye for the last time.Concept of this film was taken from a Hollywood movie The bucket list.}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
Amar Kaul ([[Vinay Pathak]]) is a 37-year-old accounts manager at a company called Suraj Pharmaceuticals in [[Mumbai]]. He is single and lives with his mother ([[Sarita Joshi]]). He lives a nondescript life with people oblivious to his existence. One day his doctor tells him that he will die within three months due to stomach cancer. Realising that his time is limited, Amar makes a list of ten things he wants to do during his life, and sets out to do them. They are:

# Buy a red car.
# Tour abroad.
# Play guitar.
# Confess his unrequited love for his childhood crush Neha.
# Stand up to his boss.
# Visit his old friend Rajiv Jhulka.
# Experience romance.
# Reveal his condition to his mother.
# Have his photo published in the newspaper.
# Mend his relationship with his younger brother.

He finds the true joys of life in a few months which was hidden all his life. After three months, at the time of his death, he leaves something for all his loved ones, leaving them happy and thankful to him.

==Cast==
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Amar Kaul
* [[Neha Dhupia]] as Neha Bhanot
* [[Rajat Kapoor]] as Rajiv Jhulka
* [[Sarita Joshi]] as Amar's mother
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Dasgupta, Amar's boss
* [[Suchitra Pillai]] as Suchi R. Jhulka
* Joy Fernandes as Savio
* [[Purbi Joshi]] as Garima
* [[Gaurav Gera]] as Vivek Kaul
* Manoylo Svitlana as Tatanya
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Shiraz

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Dasvidaniya
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Kailasa (band)|Kailasa]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2008
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Jhoomo Re]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Chandni Chowk to China]]
| next_year = 2008
}}

The music for all the songs<ref>http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/dasvidaniya.htm</ref> were composed by [[Kailash Kher]].

{| class=wikitable
! #
! Title
! Singer(s)
! Lyricist
! Duration
|-
|1
|"O Maa Meri Maa Pyaari Maa – Mammaa"
|[[Kailash Kher]]
|Kailash Kher
|04:30
|-
|2
|"Sare Sehar Ki Jagmag Ke Bitar Hai Andhera – Alvida"
|Kailash Kher
|Kailash Kher
|05:03
|-
|3
|"Muskura Mere Dil"
|[[Sonu Nigam]]
|Kailash Kher, [[Naresh Kamath]], [[Paresh Kamath]] – ''The [[Kailasa (band)|Kailasa Band]]''
|03:40
|-
|4
|"Muskura Mere Dil (Inst)"
|Instrumental
|Kailash Kher, Naresh Kamath, Paresh Kamath – ''The Kailasa Band''
|03:15
|-
|5
|"Sare Sehar Ki Jagmag Ke Bitar Hai Andhera – Alvida (Remix)"
|Kailash Kher
|Kailash Kher, Naresh Kamath, Paresh Kamath – ''The Kailasa Band''
|04:20
|}

== Release ==

=== Box office ===
''Dasvidaniya'' collected {{INRConvert|18.7|m}} in its lifetime run.<ref name="BO2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/nov/26-bollywood-box-office-report-of-the-week-110805.asp |title=Bollywood box-office report of the week | publisher=Glamsham| accessdate=2007-11-29}}</ref><ref name="BOI">{{Cite web| url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=218&catName=MjAwOA==| title=All India 2008 (Figures in INR Crore) Bollywood| publisher=Box Office India| accessdate=2012-08-06| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826104302/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=218&catName=MjAwOA%3D%3D| archivedate=26 August 2012}}</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
The film received favourable reviews from critics. Martin D'Souza of Bollywood Trade News Network gave the movie 4 stars out of 5 calling it "a memorable experience, one that will leave you richer".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/15-dasvidaniya-movie-review-110801.asp |title=Dasvidaniya movie review | publisher=Glamsham.com| accessdate=2008-11-29}}</ref> Gaurav Malani of Indiatimes Movies gave the film 3 stars, praising the cast, dialogue and scripting and recommended that the movie "should top the list of your 10 most important things to do this weekend."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Dasvidaniya_Movie_Review/articleshow/3714301.cms|title=Dasvidaniya: movie review | work=The Economic Times| accessdate=2008-11-29|date=14 November 2008}}</ref> The movie has also been referred by its pun line as "the best goodbye movie ever."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://standardwisdom.com/guydownthestreet/2009/05/movie-review-dasvidanyia-2008/|title=Dasvidaniya: The Best Goodbye Movie Ever | publisher=Guy Down the Street| accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1288638|Dasvidaniya}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|dasvidaniya}}

[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2008 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2008 comedy films]]
[[Category:2008 drama films]]

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