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| Directed by | Dibakar Banerjee |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Screenplay by | Urmi Juvekar Dibakar Banerjee |
| Story by | Urmi Juvekar Dibakar Banerjee |
| Starring | Abhay Deol Neetu Chandra Paresh Rawal |
| Music by | Sneha Khanwalkar |
| Cinematography | Kartik Vijay |
| Editing by | Shyamal Karmakar |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 28, 2008 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (Hindi: ओए लक्की! लक्की ओए!) is a 2008 Indian film starring Abhay Deol, Neetu Chandra, Paresh Rawal, Manu Rishi, Richa Chadda, Manjot Singh and Archana Puran Singh. It was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film.
The film is inspired by the real life shenanigans of Devinder Singh alias Bunty.[1] Bunty was responsible for robbing more than 100 showrooms and 300 homes in Delhi. The police were finally able to catch him in 2007.
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Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye, a black comedy, is a story of Lucky Singh, a Punjabi Sikh who plays a loveable thief, someone whom even the Delhi Police is extremely fond of. His modus operandi is to outsmart the people, gatekeepers and policemen with his sharp mind and wit. He is an aspiring individual who loves the good things in life and is generally enamored by the lifestyles of the rich and affluent Delhi families. Later he spreads his reach to other big cities of India like Mumbai, Chandigarh and Bangalore.
Lucky's journey from a middle class boy to a popular thief. Now he needs the respect, the social standing of a city gentleman without sacrificing that reckless freedom he cherishes (the duality of having the freedom to steal).
The movie won the Filmfare Best Costume Design award for Manushi Nath and Rushi Sharma and Filmfare Best Dialogue award for Manu Rishi.
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! garnered positive response from almost every critic.
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