Shortkut

<p>The story focuses on Shekhar, who is currently an assistant director, hoping to write and direct his own movies soon. His friend Raju is a struggling actor who has been waiting on Shekhar to write a film script so he can star in his movie. However, when Shekhar rejects him as the film’s leading role, Raju decides to steal Shekhar’s film script, star in the movie himself and release it without crediting Shekhar. The film is released and it turns out to be a blockbuster, propelling Raju to overnight stardom. Heartbroken Shekhar, now experiences a break-up with his girlfriend Mansi. Nonetheless, Shekhar writes a new and better film script and wants to star Raju in it, however when Raju rejects the script, Shekhar decides to film the movie without Raju ever knowing that he is in it. Shekhar and his low-budget film crew follow Raju around everywhere to complete their movie covertly. Eventually, when the movie is released, Raju’s role in the film attracts embarrassment and humiliation but the film itself succeeds and Shekhar finally enjoys a taste of success in the film industry. In the end, an unfazed Raju decides not to change his ways but to again steal someone else’s script. The film’s soundtrack is composed by , and , with lyrics penned by . The song, “Patli Galli” was split into two versions in the film, even though only one version was included in the soundtrack. The soundtrack contains four original songs and three remixes. of gave the film one out of five, writing, “On the whole, SHORT KUT – THE CON IS ON is a poor show all the way. A major disappointment.” of wrote, ” suffers from director Neeraj Vora’s customary inability to infuse any newness or subtlety into a plot that could easily have gone the other way. It covers roughly the same ground as Zoya Akhtar’s ,minus its craft and skill. Everything is loud and plastic, and the actors all chant their lines at the top of their voices.” Gaurav Malani of gave the film 1 out of 5, writing, “The derived screenplay is patchy and its shows as writer Neeraj Vora struggles to script weak characters and weaker conflicts.”</p>