99.9 FM (film)

Not to be confused with the 1997 Spanish film 99.9.

99.9 FM
Poster
Directed by	Sanjay Bhatia
Written by	Umesh Patel (dialogues)
Starring	Shawar Ali Raima Sen Dipannita Sharma
Narrated by	Shawar Ali
Cinematography	Nitin Sagar
Edited by	Shekhar
Production companies	2 Gram Films P.R Films
Release date	17 June 2005 (2005-06-17)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹44,588 (US$520)[1]

99.9 FM is a 2005 Indian film directed by Sanjay Bhatia and produced under the banners of 2 Gram Films and P.R. Films. The film stars Shawar Ali, Raima Sen, and Dipannita Sharma in lead roles. The film follows the plot of a radio jockey (Shawar), despite being married, who gets entangled in a love triangle with an air hostess.

Plot

Gautam Singh (Shawar Ali) meets Sonali (Dipannita Sharma), an air hostess, and gradually he develops feelings for her. However, Sonali breaks up with Gautam, leaving him distressed and heartbroken. However, he meets Kim (Raima Sen) and marries her. Gautam is a radio jockey at a radio station named "99.9 FM" based in Mumbai. The couple's lives go well until Gautam meets Sonali again, re-awakening his love for her. Sonali proposes to Gautam to marry her and asks him to divorce Kim. However, a reluctant Gautam has no reason to divorce his wife, which makes Sonali upset, and she leaves Gautam. A devastated and helpless Gautam has no other option till the point where he makes up his mind to live with Sonali. He conspires against Kim and kills her with a revolver. Before killing Kim, Gautam had planned to elope with Sonali. But the guilt of killing his wife hurts his conscience, and he confesses it to Sonali. Sonali, who was waiting for Gautam, gets broken after the confession made by him. She walks away, and Gautam tries to evade the law by escaping from Mumbai and the police. However, the police arrest him on the highway, and he is sentenced to death for killing his wife. The next night shows Sonali being the new host of the channel in the place of Gautam.

Cast

• Shawar Ali as Gautam Singh
• Raima Sen as Kim Singh
• Dipannita Sharma as Sonali
• Rajkumar Kanojia
• Jaipreet Nagra

Music

1. "Chori Chor" - Shubha Mudgal
2. "Gumsum" - Shaan
3. "Intezaar" - Shubha Mudgal
4. "Is Paal" - Shubha Mudgal
5. "Jo Bhaje" - Bhimsen Joshi
6. "Kate Nahi Raat" - Ustad Sultan Khan
7. "Sanoon" - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
8. "Tanha Dil" - Shaan

Review

Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1 out of 5 and criticised the film for having a "lifeless script" and stated "99.9 FM is a poor show all the way."^[2]

References

1. "99.9 FM (2005) Box office collections". Bollywood Hungama. 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
2. Taran Adarsh (18 June 2005). "99.9 FM Movie review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

External links

• 99.9 FM at IMDb
• 99. 9 FM at Bollywood Hungama
• 99.9 FM at Rotten Tomatoes