Overview

• Directed by Anurag Basu, Metro…In Dino is a spiritual sequel to his 2007 film Life in a Metro and will open in cinemas on July 4 with an ensemble cast led by Sara Ali Khan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher and Neena Gupta.
• The promotional tour has intensified this week with Sara Ali Khan and Aditya Roy Kapur attending airport arrivals, a Budge Budge Institute event and an Eden Gardens visit with Sourav Ganguly in Kolkata.
• Pritam’s soundtrack, released on June 22, has been praised by producer Bhushan Kumar for its emotional depth and serves as a narrative thread throughout the film.
• Anurag Basu has incorporated tributes to his earlier collaborators by naming a character Monty in homage to Irrfan Khan and recalling the ‘KK-sized hole’ left by the late singer in Life in a Metro.
• Cast members highlight Basu’s spontaneous shooting style as liberating, with Sara Ali Khan and Konkona Sen Sharma noting that minimal prep time captured genuine performances on set.