WHAT A FIND

Meet the powerful cast of Love, Sex Aur Dhokha, a film on its way to becoming a cult classic

With Love Sex Aur Dhokha, a film, Dibakar Banerjee has proved that nobody understands the dysfunctional and voyeuristic tendencies of the New Young India better than him. But would he have been able to make the cut without an ensemble cast of unknown actors, some of them so good that they make the superstars look bad? We think not.

Remember their names: Anshuman Jha (student director Rahul), Shruti (Rahul’s girlfriend Shruti), Raj Kumar (store supervisor Adarsh), Neha Chauhan (department store girl Rashmi), Arya Banerjee (dancer Naina), Herry Tangri (pop singer Loki Local) and Amit Sial (sting journalist Prabhat). Together, they form the raw and unbelievably un-filmi cast.
We catch up with the LSD bunch at a coffee shop in suburban Andheri. The gang has just returned from a screening in Pune where they witnessed the reaction of the audience first hand. The mood is euphoric. They vow to demand a “sexcess” party from their director. Having spent a year together workshopping and shooting, their camaraderie is obvious. They finish each other’s sentences, laugh at private jokes and give away risqué anecdotes.