Directed by Krishna D.K. and Raj Nidimoru (the duo behind The Family Man and Stree ), 99 is a comedy of errors set in 1999 — the year when India was obsessed with two things: the cricket World Cup and the Y2K bug. The film follows two small-time conmen, Sachin (Kunal Khemu) and Zaramud (Cyrus Broacha), who scrape by selling stolen cell phones and pirated SIM cards in South Delhi. Their lives spiral when they accidentally steal a car belonging to a ruthless gangster, AGM (Boman Irani), who is fixated on betting on cricket matches.
Parallel to this is the story of Rahul (Soha Ali Khan) and her husband (Vinod) — a simple man who loses his prized scooter in a bet. All these threads converge around the number — the amount of money needed, the score on a cricket bat, and the final twist involving a misdialed call to a bookie. Unlike mainstream masala films, 99 uses its title as a running numerical gag, a symbol of “close but no cigar” — a theme that resonates with anyone who has missed a target by a whisker. he movie 99.com
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audiences have since hailed it as a "smart film" that is "thoroughly entertaining".