No Smoking

Synopsis: K lives a wealthy lifestyle in India along with his widowed mother and brother, J. His mother works as an interpreter with the German embassy. As a child K acquired the habit of chain-smoking along with his friend, Abbas Tyrewala. Now matured, running his own business, married to Anjali, who also doubles as his Secretary, Annie, K continues to chain-smoke. When Abbas quits, he manages to convince K to undergo treatment at the Prayogshala located near Kalkatta Karpets but K refuses. He changes his mind when Anjali moves out, decides to undergo treatment, goes to Prayogshala, meets with Guruji, is forcibly enlisted, then again forced to sign a Cheque for 21 Lakhs Rupees for his treatment, and after doing so is discharged with a warning that very bad things will happen to him and everyone of his family if he dares to smoke again. Watch what happens when K decides to secretly re-locate and continue to smoke.
Director(s): Anurag Kashyap
Production: Eros Entertainment
 
IMDB:
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
Year:
2007
128 min
Website
984 Views


Hello

- K!

Baba!

Where are you?

Here...

Curfew!

- What?

No idea.

I'm on TV!

- On TV...

On what channel?

I don't know, some strange

language written here...

...like on a bottle of Vodka...

Vodka?

Vodka?

My throat's parched...

...cigarette... cigarette...

...you still smoking!

I need a cigarette!

- I'll call you later...

K!

Cigarette!!!

Cigarette!!!

Bastard...

Matches...

K...

Open the door K...

open up!

K...

Ya...

- K... open the door...

Ya...

K?

- You alright?

At least say something?

Yeah! Hold on!

Come out fast. We are expecting

guests anytime.

My dream... What does it mean?

You're soooo!! addicted to nicotine!

You fear the day when you

won't get a Cigarette!

But what's that bathtub doing

in the middle of the snow!

I don't Know?

Next time try jumping in

the bathtub, instead!

It might lead you somewhere else?

The mirror will fall apart K...

Why the hell do you smoke

in the Bathroom!!

Why the hell do you sleep

in the bedroom!!

What's wrong now?

Nothing...

Went to Siberia again?

It's all because of

those cigarettes...

You will soon have the visa too...

Please... don't blow smoke in here...

Why don't you go get dressed,

The guests should be here soon...

Nobody tells me what to do,

Nobody tells me what to do,

Nobody tells me...

...what to do...

When some nut decides to clamber

up mount everest...

...the world stands

up to cheer him...

What if he's doing it

for the first time...

...his rope could snap...

He could get buried under

a mound of snow...

The world knows he... he

could bloody die...

...but they still put him

on the front page...

Hundreds die in accidents

every day...

...but we're still driving!!

Automobiles should be outlawed...

...petrol should be banned...

...why ban cigarettes alone...

...because this tiny little

innocuous white thing...

...can't speak for itself...

Have you ever seen him smoke?

In the kitchen...

- The bathroom...

The bedroom...

- In the bloody bed...

There are more ashtrays in

this house than spoons...

That's it...

- That's not it?

Even Vikas used to smoke...

I made him quit...

...there's this Shaman

doctor baba Bengali...

But that isn't the only reason...

- So what else?

Religious differences...

He thinks he's God.

I think he's...

Bad! Huh!

- Really Bad!

My brother... He's Asthmatic!

- Not me!

I heard he's in a hospital...

They've removed his right lung...

...it was infected...

And K still smokes

around everyone...

Search me...

My parents divorced six months

into their marriage...

You're kidding me...

And then I arrived...

...so they remarried...

two years into their

second marriage...

...my dad found out that

I was born a year...

...after the divorce...

...so they divorced again...

That sucks, dude!

So when was your brother born?

In the second coming or...

After the second divorce...

So he's not exactly

your blood brother?

He is...

How...

- See...

They married...

Then divorced...

Then they had you...

Married again...

Divorced again...

Then they had him...

...which means he can't

be your real brother...

Have you told him you

want to leave him...

Not yet...

Does he know you want to leave him?

If he was that sensitive... Why

would I leave him?

Hi...

Hi...

- Lets go...

Want to smoke, go outside

Its totally wrong.

Actually they should bloody close

down all the non smoking restaurants.

My self R. K. Dhingra.

Rajinder Kumar Dhingra.

You don't talk too much,

You seem to be the thinking type.

Even I think a lot...

Before you came that's what

I was doing, thinking...

Wondering, why do people

need to talk so much?

K-Abbas!

- Hi!

What are you doing

standing out here?

Smoking! Brother!

Want one?

No way

- No I won't...

Cut the crap man here...

No! No! K! I swear I quit.

Trust me, so should you.

Don't be my wife, God knows

where you disappear!

Been ages since I saw you...

- Come on, lets share one!

No! K! I'm not gonna smoke!

- Come On!! Just a puff!- No! K! No!

- I Don't... K! - What's wrong.

Take a drag my friend... Nothing's

gonna blow except the smoke...

Look sir! Why don't you

mind your own business!

Your friend is offering

you a drag...

You shouldn't refuse him...

Is he your friend? Who is this guy?

Friendships don't blossom

in a single meeting.

My friend... takes time...

- Just shut up.

Sir, it takes ages!

Shut up. Why don't you go

somewhere else? - Please!

Idiot man!

- Abbas!

Hi!

- Oh! Hi Anjali.

How are you?

- Hi!

How are you?

- I'm good

Why are you wearing those gloves...

Oh, just like that.

I lost my fingers in an accident.

What!

What nonsense are you talking!

Why didn't you tell me?

It's nothing much! Really

Oh my God!

And what's that you've

got in your ears?

Just...

I've a bit of a hearing problem.

You quit smoking?

Yeah, I have quit.

Very good.

What very good!

He's gonna smoke right now! Here...

K stop it!

K!

C'mon, all I'm asking you for is a

drag man! One drag! For my sake!

Or she'll hound me

to death with it...

K! I have said NO! That's

it! I won't smoke.

K!!

- K! I won't smoke!

K!

- Don't force him!!- Stop it!!

Go inside!

I said GO in!!

Come now! Quickly! Take a drag...

Otherwise I'll shove it in you!

- K! Stop it!

K!

- Stop it! K!

If I say you will! You will!

- K! I won't! That's it!

I love my wife! Ok!

Did somebody take an appointment

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Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972), is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema, He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award, and four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama Satya (1998), and made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. He then went on to direct Black Friday (2007), a film based on the book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings. Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time, but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation. Kashyap's followup, No Smoking (2007) met with negative reviews and performed poorly at the box-office. His next venture Dev.D (2009), a modern adaptation of Devdas was a critical and commercial success; followed by the political drama Gulaal (2009), and the thriller That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011). His prominence increased with the two-part crime drama, Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). Kashyap subsequently co-produced the critically acclaimed drama The Lunchbox, and the biographical drama Shahid (both 2013), the former earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language nomination. His next films were the anthology Bombay Talkies (2013), and the drama Ugly (2014). In 2016, Kashyap directed Raman Raghav 2.0, a film based on the serial killer Raman Raghav. His next film was the sports drama Mukkabaaz, which was released in 2018. Apart from filmmaking, Kashyap serves as the Member of board of the Mumbai-based NGO, Aangan, which helps protect vulnerable children around India. He is the founder of two film production companies: Anurag Kashyap Films and Phantom Films, with partnership from directors Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl and producer Madhu Mantena. more…

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