Excel entertainment go down memory lane on 12 years of Luck By Chance

By Rajesh Ahuja

Excel entertainment of Farhan Akhtar and Riteish Sidhwani today went down memory lane on 12 years of Luck By Chance,, a film that talked about the journey of those who come to the tinsel town of Mumbai to realise their dreams of making it in the film world.

Sharing a video clip of the film, Excel entertainment said,'

Celebrating those who run the show on-screen & off-screen. Celebrating dreams that become a reality and journeys that become memorable.  #12YearsOfLuckByChance.''

Written and directed by Zoya Akhtar, Luck By Chance  marked the directorial debut of Zoya Akhtar.

Luck by chance has completed 12 years of its release

 Produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, it stars Farhan Akhtar and Konkana Sen Sharma in lead roles. Rishi Kapoor, Alyy Khan, Juhi Chawla, Dimple Kapadia, Hrithik Roshan, Isha Sharvani, and Sanjay Kapoor feature in the supporting roles. 

The film also featured several film stars and members of the film industry in cameos as themselves.

These included Abhishek Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Kareena Kapoor, Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra, Ranbir Kapoor, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi, Rajkumar Hirani, Boman Irani and Anurag Kashyap.

Released on January 30, 2009, Luck By Chance  is about the journey of an actor who arrives in Mumbai to become a movie star. How he finds himself riding his fortune to becoming one, while struggling to sustain his relationships, forms the story.

Talking about the film, Zoya Akhtar had said that Luck By Chance is not about established actors, but those who are waiting for things to happen.

 Farhan's character is fresh off the boat, while Konkana's does bit roles, looking for a big break.

The film won rave reviews from film critics

It, however, garnered a mixed response at the box office.