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{{Short description|2008 Hindi film by Shashant Shah}}

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{{Infobox film
| name = Dasvidaniya
| image = Dasvidaniya.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Shashant Shah]]
| producer = [[Guneet Monga]] Vinay Pathak Azam Khan
| writer = Arshad Syed
| starring = [[Vinay Pathak]] [[Sarita Joshi]] [[Neha Dhupia]] [[Rajat Kapoor]] [[Brijendra Kala]]
| music = [[Kailash Kher]]
| cinematography = Arun Varma
| studio = [[Sikhya Entertainment]] One More Thought Entertainment Lemontea Productions YT Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|11|07}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}} 1.87 [[crore]]
}}
'''''Dasvidaniya''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Shashant Shah]] and written by [[Arshad Syed]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2008 |title=Dasvidaniya: A bittersweet slice of middle-class life |url=http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2008/11/15/dasvidaniya-a-bittersweet-slice-of-middle-class-life/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218095617/http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2008/11/15/dasvidaniya-a-bittersweet-slice-of-middle-class-life/ |archive-date=18 December 2008 |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=Reuters}}</ref> The film stars [[Vinay Pathak]] alongside [[Neha Dhupia]], [[Rajat Kapoor]], and [[Sarita Joshi]]. It was released on 7 November 2008.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 May 2008 |title=Vinay's madcap adventure |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vinays-madcap-adventure/articleshow/3011805.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023043535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-06/news-interviews/27741364_1_vinay-pathak-dasvidaniya-rajat-kapoor |archive-date=23 October 2012 |access-date=2008-10-27 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=27 October 2008 |title=Not so Funny |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/not-so-funny/378376/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920174409/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/not-so-funny/378376/ |archivedate=20 September 2012 |accessdate=2008-10-27 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Inspired by the Hollywood film ''[[The Bucket List]]'' (2007), it follows a man who creates a list of ten things to do before his death. The title is a pun on this concept and is derived from the Russian phrase "[[:wikt:до свидания|до свидания]]" (''do svidaniya''), meaning "goodbye."<ref>{{Cite web |title=How DASVIDANIYA was named! |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/nov/12-how-dasvidaniya-was-named-110803.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503231100/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/nov/12-how-dasvidaniya-was-named-110803.asp |archive-date=3 May 2015 |accessdate=2007-11-29 |publisher=glamsham.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=etu Who wants to be the one & only superstar |date=15 February 2009 |title=[comment in] Topic: Dasvidaniya (*ring Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapoor) |url=http://www.bollywhat-forum.com/index.php?topic=24472.msg360879#msg360879 |accessdate=22 February 2014 |work=BollyWHAT?com: The Guide for Clueless Fans of Hindi Films |publisher=bollywhat.com |quote=it's called Dasvidanya because... he has an affair with a Russian prostitute who cares for him at a dark hour, and since she doesn't speak English or Hindi, this is how he tells her goodbye for the last time.Concept of this film was taken from a Hollywood movie The bucket list.}}</ref> The film was released on 7 November 2008.

== Synopsis ==
Amar Kaul ([[Vinay Pathak]]) is a 37-year-old accounts manager at Suraj Pharmaceuticals in [[Mumbai]]. He is single and lives with his mother ([[Sarita Joshi]]). He lives a nondescript life with people oblivious to his existence. One day his doctor tells him that he will die within three months due to [[stomach cancer]]. Realising that his time is limited, Amar makes a list of ten things he wants to do in his life and sets out to do them. They are:

# Buy a red car.
# Tour abroad.
# Play guitar.
# Confess his unrequited love for his childhood crush, Neha.
# Stand up to his boss.
# Visit his old friend Rajiv Jhulka.
# Experience romance.
# Reveal his condition to his mother.
# Have his photo published in the newspaper.
# Mend his relationship with his younger brother.

He finds the true joys of life in a few months, which were hidden all his life. After three months, at the time of his death, he leaves something for all his loved ones, leaving them happy and thankful to him.

==Cast==
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Amar Kaul
* [[Neha Dhupia]] as Neha Bhanot
* [[Gaurav Gera]] as Vivek Kaul
* [[Rajat Kapoor]] as Rajiv Jhulka
* [[Sarita Joshi]] as Amar's mother
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Dasgupta, Amar's boss
* [[Suchitra Pillai]] as Suchi R. Jhulka
* [[Ranvir Shorey]] as Jagtap
* [[Suresh Menon]] as self
* Joy Fernandes as Savio
* [[Purbi Joshi]] as Garima
* Manoylo Svitlana as Tatanya
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Shira

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Dasvidaniya
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Kailasa (band)|Kailasa]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2008
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Jhoomo Re]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Chandni Chowk to China]]
| next_year = 2008
}}

The music for all the songs<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/dasvidaniya.htm | title=Dasvidaniya : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Dasvidaniya (2008) }}</ref> were composed by [[Kailash Kher]].

{| class=wikitable
! #
! Title
! Singer(s)
! Lyricist
! Duration
|-
|1
|"O Maa Meri Maa Pyaari Maa – Mammaa"
|[[Kailash Kher]]
|Kailash Kher
|04:30
|-
|2
|"Sare Sehar Ki Jagmag Ke Bitar Hai Andhera – Alvida"
|Kailash Kher
|Kailash Kher
|05:03
|-
|3
|"Muskura Mere Dil"
|[[Sonu Nigam]]
|Kailash Kher, [[Naresh Kamath]], [[Paresh Kamath]] – ''The [[Kailasa (band)|Kailasa Band]]''
|03:40
|-
|4
|"Muskura Mere Dil (Inst)"
|Instrumental
|Kailash Kher, Naresh Kamath, Paresh Kamath – ''The Kailasa Band''
|03:15
|-
|5
|"Sare Sehar Ki Jagmag Ke Bitar Hai Andhera – Alvida (Remix)"
|Kailash Kher
|Kailash Kher, Naresh Kamath, Paresh Kamath – ''The Kailasa Band''
|04:20
|}

== Release ==

=== Box office ===
''Dasvidaniya'' collected {{INRConvert|1.87|c}} in its lifetime run.<ref name="BO2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/nov/26-bollywood-box-office-report-of-the-week-110805.asp |title=Bollywood box-office report of the week |publisher=Glamsham |accessdate=2007-11-29 |archive-date=27 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427004522/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/nov/26-bollywood-box-office-report-of-the-week-110805.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BOI">{{Cite web| url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=218&catName=MjAwOA==| title=All India 2008 (Figures in INR Crore) Bollywood| publisher=Box Office India| accessdate=2012-08-06| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826104302/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=218&catName=MjAwOA%3D%3D| archivedate=26 August 2012}}</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
Gaurav Malani of Indiatimes Movies gave the film 3 stars, praising the cast, dialogue and scripting and recommended that the movie "should top the list of your 10 most important things to do this weekend."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Dasvidaniya_Movie_Review/articleshow/3714301.cms|title=Dasvidaniya: movie review | work=The Economic Times| accessdate=2008-11-29|date=14 November 2008}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1288638|Dasvidaniya}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|dasvidaniya}}

[[Category:2008 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2008 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kailash Kher]]
[[Category:Hindi-language comedy-drama films]]

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