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Metro…In Dino Ends Promo Tour, Readies for July 4 Release

The July 4 release wraps Basu’s metro-set promotion, closing his hyperlink trilogy, signaling a shift toward standalone musicals followed by a Kishore Kumar biopic

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Overview

  • Sara Ali Khan and Aditya Roy Kapur surprised Mumbai commuters with an unannounced metro ride this week to mark the final phase of the film’s multi-city promotional campaign.
  • Metro…In Dino, arriving in theaters July 4, serves as the spiritual sequel to Anurag Basu’s 2007 anthology Life in a… Metro and completes his hyperlinked trilogy.
  • The project honors the late Irrfan Khan—whose suggestion sparked the sequel—and singer KK through its interwoven narratives and Pritam-scored soundtrack.
  • Basu has confirmed he will step away from hyperlinked storytelling after this installment, planning next to direct standalone musicals and a long-cherished Kishore Kumar biopic.
  • Anchored by a star-studded ensemble including Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ali Fazal and Fatima Sana Shaikh, the film explores four bittersweet love stories across India’s major metros.