A very spellbinding story about the reel and real life of great old thespian Kanhaiyalal and his bygone era when Indian Cinema was at a nascent stage. The story tells about his inspiring journey from a confused, gullible youth to a mesmerizingly spontaneous actor. It also unfurls the turbulent phases of Kanhaiyalal's life where there is excessive alcoholism and the mysterious death of his son.

• Kanhaiyalal Productions
• Amitabh Bachchan
• Boman Irani
• Naseeruddin Shah
• Govinda
• Anupam Kher
• Pankaj Tripathi
• Birbal
• Javed Akhtar