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{{short description|2008 film by Hansal Mehta}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Woodstock Villa
| image = Woodstockvilla poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Hansal Mehta]]
| producer = [[Sanjay Gupta (director)|Sanjay Gupta]] [[Ekta Kapoor]] Shobha Kapoor
| writer = [[Rajiv Krishna]] S. Farhan [[Milap Zaveri]] '''(dialogue)'''
| starring = [[Gulshan Grover]] [[Arbaaz Khan]] [[Sikandar Kher]] [[Sachin Khedekar]] [[Neha Oberoi]]
| music = [[Anu Malik]], Bappi Lahiri
| cinematography = Vikas Nowlakha Mahesh Aney
| editing = Bunty Nagi
| distributor = [[White Feather Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|05|30|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|380|m}}<ref name=budg>{{cite web |url=http://www.allindianewssite.com/5797/shahrukhs-my-name-is-khan-already-made-rs-100-crore/ |publisher=All India Today |title=MNIK earns 100 crore before release |access-date=14 February 2010}}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|200|m}}<ref name="boiworldwide">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat= |title=Top Worldwide Grossers ALL TIME: 37 Films Hit 100 Crore |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=3 February 2012}}</ref> (worldwide gross, not nett)
}}
'''''Woodstock Villa''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Hansal Mehta]] and produced by [[Sanjay Gupta]] and [[Ekta Kapoor]]. It features newcomers [[Sikandar Kher]], [[Neha Oberoi]] and [[Arbaaz Khan]] in the primary roles while [[Shakti Kapoor]], [[Gulshan Grover]], Sachin Khedekar, [[Boman Irani]] and [[Anupama Verma]] essay other significant roles. The soundtrack was composed by [[Anu Malik]]. It was filmed in [[Mumbai]] and [[Mauritius]]. The film, which was released in India on 30 May 2008, had a poor box office opening but earned mostly positive reviews. [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Saif Ali Khan]] have cameo appearances. The movie is loosely based on the 2000 Japanese thriller ''[[Chaos (2000 film)|Chaos]]''.

==Plot==
Zara Kampani ([[Neha Oberoi]]) meets Sameer ([[Sikandar Kher]]) in a pub and lands in his flat asking him to kidnap her so that she can test her husband, Jatin's ([[Arbaaz Khan]]) love. Sameer can't refuse because he is in desperate need of money. He hasn't paid his rent for months and has to return a huge sum of money to a relative, ([[Gulshan Grover]]).

Zara takes Sameer to Woodstock Villa, the location of the kidnapping. Sameer orders Jatin to hand over 5 million to him. After returning, Sameer discovers Zara is dead. An anonymous caller then threatens that he has only 30 minutes to bury the body and clear up all the evidence. He disposes of her body in a forest and returns.

To be on the safe side, he goes to [[Bangalore]]. Sameer sees Zara's video on television and heads back to find the truth. He finds Zara and convinces her to tell him the truth. Zara reveals that she and Jatin truly loved each other. Once in a fight, Jatin's real wife, Zara, accidentally died and as her and Zara's faces were quite similar, she played the role of Zara. The kidnapping plan was hatched by Jatin and his girlfriend to get out of this murder and trap somebody else. Sameer calls Jatin to Woodstock Villa with the money and he pays his rent and loan.

He goes to the airport while Jatin gets caught by the police. Jatin tells the police that he was not the only one to commit the crime. Sameer gives a bag to Zara but there is no money inside that bag; he had taken the real bag of money. The ball was in Zara's court. If she boarded the plane, Sameer would have trusted her. She decided to cheat Sameer and got cheated herself. Sameer's flight takes off while Jatin's partner gets arrested.

==Cast==
* [[Sikandar Kher]] as Sameer / Akshay Kapadia
* [[Neha Oberoi]] as Zara Kampani
* [[Arbaaz Khan]] as Jatin Kampani
* [[Gulshan Grover]] as Karim Bhai
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Mr. Chawla, Sameer's landlord
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Gaurav, a singer
* [[Saif Ali Khan]]
* [[Boman Irani]]
* [[Anupama Verma]]
* [[Gaurav Gera]]

==Production==
Sikander Kher had several expectations from the media on his debut film.<ref name="sikander_name_credits">{{cite news |access-date=2 June 2008 |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1429288 |title=Sikander Ka Muqaddar |date=2 June 2006 |last=Nair |first=Rajeev |work=[[MSN]] India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603093637/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1429288|archive-date=3 June 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although his family name would provide recognition, he chose to have his only his first name listed on the credits.<ref name="sikander_name_credits"/> [[Sanjay Gupta]], the producer of ''Woodstock Villa'' is the uncle of the other newcomer, Neha Oberoi. She said it was exciting and challenging to play the role of a kidnapped wife.<ref name="uberoi_thoughts">{{cite news |access-date=2 June 2008 |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14685634 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605000053/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14685634 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2008 |title=Dad stays away from Uberoi's premiere |date=2 June 2006 |work=Sify.com}}</ref>

==Release and reception==
The [[Bachchan family]], [[Arbaaz Khan]] and his wife, [[Malaika Arora Khan]] and writer, [[Javed Akhtar]] were the prominent people attending the premiere.<ref name="premiere">{{cite news |access-date=30 May 2008 |url=http://www.saharasamay.com/samayhtml/articles.aspx?newsid=99904 |title='Woodstock Villa' premier held |date=2 June 2006 |work=Sahara Samay |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604073657/http://www.saharasamay.com/samayhtml/Articles.aspx?NewsId=99904 |archive-date=4 June 2008}}</ref> [[Anil Kapoor]] attended the premiere, too, thereby ending the three-year war between him and [[Anupam Kher]].<ref name="kapoor_kher">{{cite news |access-date=2 June 2008 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=8dc54409-2bea-47d3-a6f0-02cf935def4d&MatchID1=4688&TeamID1=4&TeamID2=1&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1182&PrimaryID=4688&Headline=Anil+Kapoor%2c+Anupam+Kher+patch+up |title=Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher patch up |date=2 June 2006 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Upon its release, the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' termed the film as "out of stock villa" in a demeaning tone. Its review felt that even though Sikander had potential, it was limited by the screenplay and direction.<ref name="HT_review">{{cite news |access-date=2 June 2008 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=b6010bfe-7d97-4a7c-8cac-74cf7bab7e99&ParentID=8dc54409-2bea-47d3-a6f0-02cf935def4d&MatchID1=4688&TeamID1=4&TeamID2=1&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1182&PrimaryID=4688&Headline=Review%3a+EMWoodstock+Villa%2fEM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828161326/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=b6010bfe-7d97-4a7c-8cac-74cf7bab7e99&ParentID=8dc54409-2bea-47d3-a6f0-02cf935def4d&MatchID1=4688&TeamID1=4&TeamID2=1&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1182&PrimaryID=4688&Headline=Review%3A+EMWoodstock+Villa%2FEM |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2008 |title=Out of stock villa |date=30 May 2006 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> ''[[Times of India]]'', on the other hand, wrote in its review that the film was a stylish thriller with good cinematography. It further spoke highly about Sikander, the debutant actor and added that though the songs impede the pace, they provide "freshness and a refreshing new zing."<ref name="TOI_review">{{cite news |access-date=2 June 2008 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/moviereview/3086663.cms |title=Woodstock Villa – Hindi movie review |date=30 May 2006 |work=[[The Times of India]]|last=Kazmi |first=Nikhat}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
* "Dhoka" – Anchal Bhatia
* "Saawan Mein Lag Gayee Aag" – [[Mika Singh]]
* "Kyun" – The Aryans, Bappi Lahiri
* "Yeh Pyaar Hai" – Anchal Bhatia, [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
* "Koi Chala Ja Raha Hai" – [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
* "Raakh Ho Ja Tu" – [[Shibani Kashyap]]
* "Dhoka Dega" – Shibani Kashyap
* "Saawan Mein Lag Gayee Aag" (Club Mix) – Mika Singh
* "Dhoka" (Remix) – Anchal Bhatia

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.woodstockvilla.com|Woodstock Villa}}
*{{IMDb title|id=1043876|title=Woodstock Villa}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:2000s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of Japanese films]]

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