Charlie (Shahid Kapoor): Makes a living at the racecourse; he moves in the same circle as the rich and famous and aspires to be one of them, one day. And his street smarts help him get there.

Guddu (Shahid Kapoor): Works as a trainee in an NGO; his dream is to become a bona fide member of the Indian middle-class. An honest and diligent person, he falls for Sweety in a big way. 

Sweety (Priyanka Chopra): Young and feisty, Sweety Shekhar Bhope helps Charlie step out of the shadow of his despotic brother. 

Bhope (Amole Gupte): A small- time gangster turned rogue politician, he fancies himself as a Messiah of the slums. 

Cajetan (Carlos Paca): A rebel mercenary who doesn't flinch at the sight of piled-up corpses to get what he wants. He invokes fear in the bravest of men with a mere look. 

Mujeeb (Deb Mukherjee) and Shumon (Rajatva Dutta): Two of the most powerful bookies on the horse racing circuit. They have an unhealthy lust for power and money second only to their love for their kid brother, Mikhail. 

Mikhail (Chandan Roy Sanyal): Wild and reckless; nobody can tame Mikhail, who dreams of being a bookie along with his pal Charlie.  
Tashi (Tenzing Nima): A maverick drug lord, Tashi is the lord of high style and cold kills. 

STORYLINE
Kaminey is about twins, Charlie and Guddu. Charlie lisps while Guddu stutters. Sadly, they can't stand the sight of each other until their paths cross one fateful night when Charlie gets mixed up in a deathly get-rich- quick scheme, while Guddu realises that the love of his life, Sweety, has unwittingly put a price on his head. 

It's a dark comic ride as the two are sucked into a world of drugs, guns and money. Their collision with gangsters, rebel soldiers, rogue politicians and crooked cops makes for a crazy adventure. 

TRIVIA
Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor fell off a bike while shooting Kaminey. The accident took place in Pune on August 21, 2008. The scene involved Priyanka riding a bike with Shahid on the back. However, the slope they were riding on was muddy and the two-wheeler skidded with the actors flying off. Making matters worse, the bike fell on top of them. 

Priyanka travelled by train from Goregaon to Churchgate to attend an award ceremony. Since she was aware of Mumbai's traffic jam, she travelled by train and wore a burkha to hide her identity. 

Priyanka was left speechless, quite literally. She had to scream her lungs out for the film as she played a boisterous girl, who believed in making herself heard far and wide. Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey is important for more than just the obvious reasons. It is the first time real-life 'good friends', Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor are coming together on screen. In fact, they became friends on the sets of this film, though they live in the same apartment complex.

Very little is known about the film except that Shahid has a double role and PC plays a Maharastrian mulgi. It is the story of identical twins Guddu and Charlie born and raised in Dharavi. The boys who are in their early twenties, hope to leave the squalour behind and move to a life of prosperity and dignity. But the similarity ends here. Guddu hopes to climb to the top of the corporate ladder. Charlie makes a living hedging bets at the Race course. 

For him this is just a way to make quick money and he dreams of becoming a legitimate bookie one day. The brothers don't like each other. They believe they have nothing in common, not even their speech defect. While Guddu stammers, especially when he is nervous, Charlie has a lisp. 

The brothers have built their lives so that their paths don't ever cross. They believe it's only a question of time before they are out of each other's sight forever. And then everything changes in one day. 
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