Dil Dosti Etc, produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Manish Tiwary, is set around students in Delhi University. Through two university hostellers, Apurv (Imaad Shah), a rich cosmopolitan guy and, Sanjay (Shreyas Talpade), an old-fashioned Bihari guy, the film juxtaposes the 'new/ liberal' and the 'old/ conservative' in our society.. The three female leads that of a prostitute (Smriti Mishra), a schoolgirl (Ishitta Sharrma) and a rich model (Nikita Anand), provide a myriad of social and emotional backdrops to the film.

Dil Dosti Etc, based on an original screenplay, is full with realism and black humour and shows the coming of age of not only a young man but also explores the ambiguities and pre-occupations of an entire generation.

As for the music, it ranges from a raw song with drunk hostellers out for a night-out, to an upbeat party number, a Punjabi night-club track, a refreshing song about the youth to a thumri... there is great variety and freshness.

A note on director:

Manish Tiwary has studied in Delhi, Cambridge (UK) and Yale (USA). He has also worked for the United Nations. He has produced and directed two feature documentary films and several short films shown around the world in film festivals. Dil Dosti Etc is Manish Tiwary's first feature film.