99

99 is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Raj and D.K., starring Kunal Khemu, Boman Irani, Soha Ali Khan and Cyrus Broacha. The movie is set in the year 1999, with cricket controversies of that year as the backdrop. It was produced and distributed by "People Pictures", and was released on 15 May 2009. Plot Sachin (Kunal Khemu) and Zaramud (Cyrus Broacha) are two small-time crooks in Mumbai, who make a living out of duplicating mobile phone sim cards. After the overuse of a duplicated sim by a customer, the police raid their premises and destroy all their equipment. Sachin and Zaramud escape in a stolen car, which eventually crashes. Although Sachin and Zaramud escape with minor injuries, the car is damaged beyond repair. AGM (Mahesh Manjrekar), a bookie based out of Mumbai, is the owner of this car and tracks them down. They are hired to work for AGM till the time they are capable of paying the compensation for the damages. Rahul (Boman Irani), an executive in a currency exchange company in Delhi, has a penchant for betting and gambling. He borrows money from AGM, after being introduced by a Delhi bookie Bhuval Ram Kuber (Amit Mistry), and bets on India winning a cricket match against New Zealand. However, India loses. In spite of owing money to AGM, Rahul continues in his gambling ways and plays teen patti with JC (Vinod Khanna), who is a big businessman and bookie. After Rahul goes all-in and JC raises on the bet, Rahul identifies JC's bluff and ends up winning. JC jokingly vows to beat Rahul some day. Sachin and Zaramud prepare a list of individuals who owe money to AGM. Top of this list is Kewal Pandey (Raja Kapse), a Bhojpuri film actor, and next on the list is Rahul. Since Rahul is based out of Delhi which is outside the area of AGM's operations, AGM sends Sachin and Zaramud to Delhi to retrieve the money Rahul owes him. They reach Delhi and put up in a 5 star hotel. Sachin develops a liking towards Pooja (Soha Ali Khan), who is a floor manager in the hotel. The two bond over their mutual desire of owning an independent business, and Sachin informs Pooja about his idea of owning a coffee-shop someday and 'scoring a century in life'.