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{{short description|2014 film by Hansal Mehta}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = CityLights
| image = CityLights.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Hansal Mehta]]
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Metro Manila (film)|Metro Manila]]''|[[Sean Ellis]]}}
| screenplay = [[Ritesh Shah]]
| starring = [[Rajkummar Rao]] [[Patralekha]]
| music = '''Songs''': [[Jeet Gannguli]] '''Background score''': [[Raju Singh]]
| cinematography = [[Dev Agarwal]]
| editing = [[Apurva Asrani]]
| released = {{Film date|2014|05|30|df=y}}
| runtime = 1hr 59minutes<ref name="BOI Report">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2253 |title=Citylights – Movie – Worldwide Gross & Budget |website=[[Box Office India]] |accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref>
| studio = [[Vishesh Films]]
| distributor = [[Fox Star Studios]]
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]] [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]]
| budget = {{INR}}90 million
| gross = {{INR}}90 million
}}

'''''CityLights''''' is a 2014 Indian [[drama film]] directed by [[Hansal Mehta]] starring [[Rajkummar Rao]] and [[Patralekha]] in the lead roles. It is a remake of the [[BAFTA]] nominated British film ''[[Metro Manila (film)|Metro Manila]]'' (2013).<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fault-stars-get-bollywood-remake-723691</ref> The film was presented by [[Fox Star Studios]] in association with [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and [[Mukesh Bhatt]].<ref name=toi/>

The story is about a poor farmer from [[Rajasthan]] coming to Mumbai in search of livelihood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hansal Mehta begins shooting Citylights this month |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hansal-mehta-begins-shooting-citylights-this-month/1/328605.html |work=December 9, 2013 |publisher=India Today |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> The film released on 30 May 2014, and won rave reviews from most critics. In spite of releasing in just 350 screens, ''CityLights'' became a success due to its low cost of production and consistent collections at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title=Citylights (2014) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/685004 |work=Bollywood Hungama |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
Deepak Singh's life as an ex-Army driver who owns a garment store is tangled in the midst of poverty, hope and despair. Deepak's family consists of his ever-supporting wife, Rakhi, and their little daughter, Mahi. They tag along his journey to Mumbai as he is unable to repay money he owes on his store. With no contacts and addresses, except that of his friend, Omkar, Deepak takes extreme measures when arriving to Mumbai while searching for him.

He is easily tricked by two con-men who sold him a Flat for 10,000 RS, only to find out while searching them for the documents. With no details on them, the Mumbai police refuse to file an F.I.R. His wife meets an escort working at a night bar who provides them an unconstructed flat for time being and convinces her to be a bar dancer till Deepak becomes stable.

Deepak gets hired as driver for a security bureau with a monthly pay of 15,000 Rs. Deepak's senior realizes that he is far too innocent and does various favours for him in order to gain his trust to loot the security agency. Deepak is extremely against the theft when the senior first mentions it. Then the senior blackmails him saying that a previously stolen box is currently kept in Deepak's house. Feeling cornered, Deepak agrees to the risky plan of stealing the keys for this box when suddenly they are both robbed again and the senior is killed. Meanwhile, Rakhi loses her job tragically. Deepak finds the box stolen by his senior in his house and comes up with a plan to ensure Rakhi and Mahi's safe return to their village.

The movie ends when his attempt to steal the keys from the agency cost him his life but through a shrewd tactic he is able to pass on Rakhi the key for the stolen box. Rakhi and Mahi return to the village with Rakhi lost in memory of Deepak and their happy past.

==Cast==
* [[Rajkummar Rao]] as Deepak Singh
* [[Patralekha]] as Rakhi Singh
* [[Manav Kaul]] as Vishnu Sir
* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Sudha
* [[Pramod Pathak]] as Boss Mhatre
* Khushboo Upadhyay as Sonali
* [[Resh Lamba]] as Waqar

==Production==
''CityLights'' marked actress Anwita Paul's debut, known by her screen name Patralekha. As Paul was in a relationship with the lead actor Rao, the production house did not disclose her name until the trailer was released. When press kept questioning about the lead actress, the filmmakers dismissed the question.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajkummar-raos-girlfriend-to-debut-in-citylights/1/358737.html |title=Rajkummar Rao's girlfriend to debut in Citylights |publisher=[[Indian Today]] |date=2 May 2014 |accessdate=12 August 2014}}</ref>

While the film was originally set to be directed by Ajay Bahl, due to creative differences he was replaced by Hansal Mehta.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hansal Mehta replaces Ajay Bahl for 'City Lights' |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/nov/051113-hansal-mehta-replaces-ajay-bahl-for-city-lights.htm |work=November 5, 2013 |publisher=MID DAY |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> In December 2013, it was announced that shooting would begin in [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=toi/><ref>{{cite web |title=Hansal Mehta to shoot 'Citylights' in Rajasthan |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-11/news-interviews/45036103_1_hansal-mehta-rajasthan-raj-kumar-yadav |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131213090248/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-11/news-interviews/45036103_1_hansal-mehta-rajasthan-raj-kumar-yadav |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref>

The film was first scheduled to release on 1 May 2014, which was subsequently shifted to 30 May.<ref>{{cite news |title=Citylights |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/previews/Citylights/articleshow/31884849.cms |date=12 March 2014 |accessdate=6 May 2014 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> On 5 May 26 minutes of footage was previewed at a Mumbai event.<ref name=toi>{{cite news |title=Hansal Mehta unveils 26-minute footage of 'Citylights' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Hansal-Mehta-unveils-26-minute-footage-of-Citylights/articleshow/34725324.cms |date=6 May 2014 |accessdate=6 May 2014 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = CityLights
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2014|05|12}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/citylights-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/876412648 |title=Citylights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film Soundtrack|Feature Film Soundtrack]]
| length = 32:18
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
| chronology = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| prev_title = [[Youngistaan]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Singham Returns]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
The songs were composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]] with lyrics by [[Rashmi Virag|Rashmi Singh]]. [[Rashmi Virag|Rashmi Singh]] received [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist award]] at the [[60th Filmfare Awards]] for her lyrics to the song "[[Muskurane]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/60th-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-2014-Complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/46080277.cms |title=60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete list of winners |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 February 2015 |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref>

The [[film score]] was composed by [[Raju Singh]].

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 32:18
| title1 = [[Muskurane]]
| extra1 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| length1 = 5:34
| title2 = Darbadar
| extra2 = [[Neeti Mohan]]
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Ek Charraiya
| extra3 = Arijit Singh
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = Citylights
| note4 = Title Song
| extra4 = [[Ustad Rashid Khan]]
| music4 =
| lyrics4 =
| length4 = 3:23
| title5 = Soney Do
| extra5 = Arijit Singh
| music5 =
| lyrics5 =
| length5 = 4:27
| title6 = Ek Charraiya
| note6 = Unplugged)
| extra6 = Jeet Gannguli
| music6 =
| lyrics6 =
| length6 = 4:47
| title7 = Muskurane
| note7 = Unplugged
| extra7 = [[Mohammad Irfan Ali]]
| music7 =
| lyrics7 =
| length7 = 4:59
}}

==Critical reception==

[[Times of India]] reviews the cinematography of "Citylights" by [[Dev Agarwal]] is wonderful. Shots of the family sleeping against a rubbish pile, a '3BHK' in a construction site, Deepak staring at an ocean of pure despair, a fallen cycle in a courtyard, stand out. The family's migration stays with you as a vivid new experience – but its city sojourn occasionally reminds you of familiar moments.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/citylights/movie-review/35786597.cms</ref>

Sweta Kaushal writes in a ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' review that Hansal Mehta's direction makes ''Citylights'' "intensely gripping and thought-provoking, the interplay of emotions and how the couple copes with city's hardships are the high points of the film."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140530232357/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-watch-citylights-for-rajkummar-rao-patralekha/article1-1224391.aspx#sthash.umUJfJkG.dpuf Hindustan Times]</ref>

==Box office==
The film collected {{INRConvert|90|m}} against a similar production budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2253 |title=Citylights |website=[[Box Office India]] |accessdate=6 February 2018}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipients and nominees
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan=8 | [[7th Mirchi Music Awards]]
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Song of The Year|Song of The Year]]
| "[[Muskurane]]"
| rowspan=5 {{nom}}
| rowspan=8 |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2016/nominations/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2016/winners/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Album of The Year|Album of The Year]]
| [[Jeet Gannguli]], [[Rashmi Singh (lyricist)|Rashmi Singh]]
|-
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Male Vocalist of The Year|Male Vocalist of The Year]]
| [[Arijit Singh]] – "Muskurane"
|-
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Music Composer of The Year|Music Composer of The Year]]
| Jeet Gannguli – "Muskurane"
|-
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year|Lyricist of The Year]]
| Rashmi Singh – "Muskurane"
|-
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Lyricist of The Year|Upcoming Lyricist of The Year]]
| Rashmi Singh – "Muskurane"
| rowspan=3 {{win}}
|-
| Raag-Inspired Song of the Year
| "Soney Do"
|-
| Listeners' Choice Song of the Year
| "Muskurane"
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb movie|title=City Lights}}
* {{BH movie|citylights|Citylights}}
* [http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/citylights-2nd-week-box-office-collections/ ''Citylights'': 2nd Week Box Office Collections] at Koimoi.com

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[[Category:Films shot in Rajasthan]]
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