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{{Short description|2010 Indian film directed by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor}}{{EngvarB|date=May 2020}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Shor in the City
| image = Shor In the City.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Raj Nidimoru]] [[Krishna D.K.]]
| producer = [[Ekta Kapoor]] [[Shobha Kapoor]]
| writer = Raj Nidimoru Krishna D.K. [[Sita Menon]]
| starring = [[Sendhil Ramamurthy]] [[Tusshar Kapoor]] [[Nikhil Dwivedi]] [[Preeti Desai]] [[Sundeep Kishan]] [[Pitobash]] [[Radhika Apte]] [[Girija Oak]] [[Amit Mistry]] [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]]
| music = [[Sachin-Jigar]] Harpreet
| cinematography = Tushar Kanti Ray
| editing = [[Ashmith Kunder]]
| studio =
| distributor = ALT Entertainment [[Balaji Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|10||Pusan|2011|4|29|India}}
| runtime = 112 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|30|m}}<ref name="sitcbudget"/><ref name="shorbudget"/>
| gross = {{INRConvert|43.9|m}} (nett.domestic gross)<ref name="indnett"/>
}}
'''''Shor in the City''''' ({{trans|Chaos in the city}}) is a 2011 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime drama]] film directed by [[Raj Nidimoru]] and [[Krishna D.K.]], and produced by [[Ekta Kapoor]] and [[Shobha Kapoor]] starring [[Tusshar Kapoor]], [[Sendhil Ramamurthy]], [[Preeti Desai]], [[Girija Oak]], [[Radhika Apte]], [[Nikhil Dwivedi]], [[Pitobash Tripathy]], [[Sundeep Kishan]], and [[Amit Mistry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=2706&nCat=news |publisher=Box Office India }}</ref>

The background score of the film was composed by Roshan Machado. The first look of the film was unveiled on 21 March 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=First look of 'Shor in the City' out|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/first-look-of-shor-in-the-city-out-news-national-ldvuaiebbjh.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415014523/http://www.sify.com/movies/first-look-of-shor-in-the-city-out-news-national-ldvuaiebbjh.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2011|publisher=Sify (IANS)|access-date=6 April 2011|date=21 March 2011}}</ref> while the film was released in India on 29th April 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sundeep wants Sachin to score his 100th century|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/news-interviews/29374304_1_cricket-team-sejal-sachin-tendulkar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105034737/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/news-interviews/29374304_1_cricket-team-sejal-sachin-tendulkar |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 April 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shor in the City|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-26/bollywood/29192104_1_tusshar-kapoor-nikhil-dwivedi-shobha-kapoor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426184028/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-26/bollywood/29192104_1_tusshar-kapoor-nikhil-dwivedi-shobha-kapoor |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 April 2012 |date=26 March 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=26 March 2011}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film revolves around five central characters in the city of [[Mumbai]]. Tilak ([[Tusshar Kapoor]]) is a small-time publisher of unlicensed books along with his friends Mandook ([[Pitobash Tripathy]]) and Ramesh ([[Nikhil Dwivedi]]).

They kidnap a famous author and force him to give the manuscript of his latest book to them so that they will be the first ones to publish it. Abhay ([[Sendhil Ramamurthy]]) is a [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI]] who returns to [[India]] to start his own small business and meets Shalmili ([[Preeti Desai]]). Sawan ([[Sundeep Kishan]]) is a young cricketer hoping to break into the under-22 Mumbai cricket team. The story focuses on their trials and tribulations as they battle life in the city of Mumbai during the chaotic period of the festival of [[Ganesh Chaturthi]].

The film tries to deal with concepts of chance, the constant struggle between hope and despair and self-actualization. The opening of the movie starts with the song "Karma is a bitch" which fits in with the central theme of the story where the characters of the film keep trying to come to terms with their own actions. Abhay has a dark past which is not revealed in the film but it can be speculated that he came to India to stay away from it. Tilak initially holds himself responsible for the injury of the child due to bomb explosion that happens in the movie which brings him closer to his wife and viewing life from a different perspective. The goons who traumatised Abhay eventually end up being shot by their own bullets on the day of Ganesha Visarjan.

Tilak gets a new life and finds his treasure at home. Sawan gives up the money he finds at the bank robbery and instead focuses on improving his game for cricket selections and gets support from Sejal (Sawan's partner) too. Ramesh is seen applying for jobs and Mandook protesting at a rally. Towards the end of the movie all characters move on different paths.

==Cast==
* [[Sendhil Ramamurthy]] as Abhay
* [[Tusshar Kapoor]] as Tilak
* [[Nikhil Dwivedi]] as Ramesh
* [[Preeti Desai]] as Shalmili
* [[Sundeep Kishan]] as Sawan “Sawi” Murthy
* [[Pitobash]] as Mandook
* [[Radhika Apte]] as Sapna
* [[Girija Oak]] as Sejal
* [[Amit Mistry]] as Tipu
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Extortionist

==Production==
''Shor in the City'' was made on a small budget of ₹3 Crore and a further ₹2.75 crore on P&A, with total investment coming to around ₹6 crore. Trade analysts estimated that around 50% of this will be recovered from non-theatrical revenue but as always it is the theatrical revenue that decides a film's fate at the box office.<ref name="sitcbudget">{{cite web|title=Shor in the City And Chalo Dilli To Fight It Out This Week|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2830&nCat=box_office_news|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SHOR makes a big noise with 3.85 crore in 4-days flat!|url=http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/trade-news/shor-makes-a-big-noise-with-385-crore-in-4-days-flat/index.htm|publisher=Bollywoodtrade.com|access-date=10 June 2011|date=4 May 2011}}</ref>

Balaji Motion Pictures, head of distribution and acquisition Girish Johar says "We gave ''Shor in the City'' a tight release of around 500 screens across the country and the film found appreciation. It grossed around ₹3.85 crore in just 4 days and adding the revenue from non-theatrical rights, the whole investment on the film has been more than recovered."<ref name="shorbudget">{{cite web|title=Hat-Trick For Balaji Motion Pictures With Shor in the City|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=2850&nCat=news|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Box office===
''Shor in the City'' nett. grossed ₹2.89 crore in India.<ref name="indnett">{{cite web|title=All India 2011 (Figures in INR Crore)|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ==|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=10 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604214749/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ==|archive-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> ''Shor in the City'' also opened poorly at around 10–15% in 475 cinemas(500 screens) in India. It was estimated that the film has advantage of low costs which should be recovered but theatrical business may not be much.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2832&nCat=box_office_report |publisher=Box Office India |date=30 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830191100/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2832&nCat=box_office_report |archive-date=30 August 2011 }}</ref>⁣

===Critical response===
The film was well received by critics.

Nikhat Kazmi of ''[[The Times of India]]'' awarded it four stars out of five and stated "With a zany screenplay (Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK), excellent cinematography by Tushar Kanti Ray and peppy music by Sachin-Jigar, ''Shor in the City'' is another breaking-norm film from Ekta Kapoor".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kazmi|first=Nikhat|title=Shor in the City Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Shor-in-the-City/movie-review/8107098.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=8 May 2011|author-link=Nikhat Kazmi|date=28 April 2011}}</ref>

[[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave it three and a half stars and wrote "''Shor in the City'' belongs to one of those rare categories of movies with sensibilities that would not only entice the festival crowd and the cinema literate, but also lure the ardent moviegoer."<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|title=Shor in the City: Movie Review|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14018/index.html|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=8 May 2011|author-link=Taran Adarsh|date=25 April 2011}}</ref>

Aniruddha Guha of the ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' gave it three stars and said "''Shor in the City'' is the kind of reassuring film you yearn to watch amid, well, what 'Bollywood' has to offer every week. Also, it articulates something you have only probably thought before – 'Karma IS a bitch.'"<ref>{{cite web|last=Guha|first=Aniruddha|title=Shor in the City is funny and engrossing|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_shor-in-the-city-is-funny-and-engrossing_1537293|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=8 May 2011|date=29 April 2011}}</ref>

[[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN]] awarded three and a half stars saying "A delicious mix of quirky humor, gruesome violence, and surprising sensitivity, ''Shor in the City'' works on the strength of its smart script and consistent performances from its ensemble cast."<ref>{{cite web |last=Masand |first=Rajeev |title=Masand: 'Shor in ...' is surprisingly enjoyable|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shor-in-the-city-is-surprisingly-fun/150785-47-84.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502011541/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shor-in-the-city-is-surprisingly-fun/150785-47-84.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2011|publisher=[[IBN Live]]|access-date=8 May 2011|author-link=Rajeev Masand|date=6 May 2011}}</ref>

[[Rediff]] awarded the film four stars and said "Raj-Krishna's Shor in the City robotically registers itself in Indian cinema's history."<ref>{{cite web|last=Pathak|first=Ankur|title=Review: Shor In The City is brilliant stuff!|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-shor-in-the-city/20110428.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=8 May 2011|date=28 April 2011}}</ref>

[[Anupama Chopra]] of [[NDTV]] gave the movie four stars and wrote "''Shor in the City'' is a terrific film. It’s surprising and disturbing and has a vein of rich, dark humor coursing through it."<ref>{{cite web|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|title=Review: Shor In The City|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=615|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=8 May 2011|author-link=Anupama Chopra|date=29 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921090536/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=615|archive-date=21 September 2012}}</ref>

Shubhra Gupta of the ''[[Indian Express]]'' gave it a three star rating and commented "What makes ''Shor in the City'' an instant clutter-breaker is its darkly comic treatment. It makes you smile because its humour comes from within. It’s not grafted. And it’s got heart : we feel for the characters."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|title=Shor in the City|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shor-in-the-city/783513/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=8 May 2011|date=29 April 2011}}</ref>

Tushar Joshi of [[MiD DAY]] gave it a four star rating and wrote "Loaded with humor, sarcasm and wit. That truly is the beauty of the makers who succeed in arresting you with their tales. The spectacular climax is easily one of the best written in recent times."<ref>{{cite web|last=Joshi|first=Tushar|title=Shor in the City – Movie Review|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/apr/300411-Shor-in-the-City-Movie-review.htm|publisher=[[MiD DAY]]|access-date=20 May 2011|date=30 April 2011}}</ref>

[[Karan Anshuman]] of [[Mumbai Mirror]] gave it a four star rating, saying "Three stories, eleven days, myriad layers, believable characters, fine performances, spirited direction, taut script, momentary explosions of originality."<ref>{{cite web|last=Anshuman|first=Karan|title=Shor in the City Review|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20110430201104300203475158a923671/Worth-the-ticket-price.html|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|access-date=20 May 2011|date=30 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513034845/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20110430201104300203475158a923671/Worth-the-ticket-price.html|archive-date=13 May 2011}}</ref>

==Awards==
''Shor in the City'' was officially selected for the [[Busan International Film Festival]] and the [[Dubai International Film Festival]] in 2010. The film won the Best Director Award for Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK at MIAAC in New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shor in the City: Cricket inspires Bollywood |url=http://www.sawfnews.com/Bollywood/66675.aspx |publisher=Sawf News |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430144811/http://www.sawfnews.com/Bollywood/66675.aspx |archive-date=30 April 2011 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Nominee(s)
!scope="col"| Result
|-
|rowspan="6"|2012
|[[Global Indian Music Academy Awards]]
|[[GiMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Shreya Ghoshal]] ({{small|''For "Saibo"''}})
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female|Best Playback Singer – Female]]
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[57th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Pitobash]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[13th IIFA Awards|IIFA Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Comedian|Best Comic Actor]]
|{{won}}
|-
|}

==Soundtrack==
The songs are composed by Sachin-Jigar

. Two songs from Harpreet were taken from his Sufi compilation called ''Teri Justujoo'' released by Sony in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shor in the City (Hindi Movie) – Music Review |url=http://www.musicaloud.com/2011/04/12/shor-in-the-city-hindi-movie-music-review/ |publisher=Music Aloud |access-date=8 May 2011 |date=12 April 2011}}</ref> Lyrics are penned by Sameer and Priya Panchal. ''Shor in the City'' Soundtrack Tops The Charts in few days. The song '''Karma Is a Bitch''' is influenced from Ida Maria's Bad Karma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=2785&nCat=news |publisher=Box Office India }}</ref>

{{Infobox album
| name = Shor in the City
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sachin - Jigar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 28 April 2011
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Ekta Kapoor]]
| prev_title = [[F.A.L.T.U.]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Hum Tum Shabana]]
| next_year = 2012
}}

===Track listing===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Saibo
| extra1 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Tochi Raina]]
| music1 = [[Sachin-Jigar]]
| lyrics1= [[Sameer Anjaan (lyricist)|Sameer]]; additional lyrics: Priya Panchal
| length1 = 3:16

| title2 = Karma Is a Bitch
| extra2 = [[Suraj Jagan]], Priya Panchal
| music2 = [[Sachin-Jigar]]
| lyrics2=Sameer; additional lyrics: Priya Panchal
| length2 = 3:18

| title3 = Shor
| extra3 = Mohan Kannan
| music3 = Sachin-Jigar
| lyrics3=Sameer; additional lyrics: Priya Panchal
| length3 = 4:09

| title4 = Deem Deem
| extra4 = [[Shriram Iyer]]
| music4 = Harpreet
| lyrics4=Nishu
| length4 = 2:43

| title5 = Saibo
| note5 = Remix by DJ Sukethu featuring PaVan
| extra5 = Shreya Ghoshal, Tochi Raina
| music5 = Sachin-Jigar
| lyrics5=Sameer; additional lyrics: Priya Panchal
| length5 = 3:21
}}

===Bonus tracks===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title6 = Teri Justajoo
| extra6 = [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], Kshitij Tarey
| music6 = Harpreet
| lyrics6= Ravi
| length6 = 4:35

| title7 = Ujale Baaz
| extra7 = Mohan
| music7 = Agnee
| lyrics7= Agnee
| length7 = 4:06

| title8 = Bam Lahiri
| extra8 = [[Kailash Kher]]
| music8 = Kailasa
| lyrics8= Kailash Kher
| length8 = 5:17
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.dotheshor.com}}
*{{IMDb title|1916728}}

{{Balaji Telefilms}}
{{Raj and DK}}

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