''Shobhna's 7 Nights'' is a 2012

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film directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyaya. The film stars

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and

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. Tandon plays the title role of author and socialite who engages in an affair with a younger Bollywood actor. The film won Raveena tandon the Best Actress Award at the Indian Film Festival of Houston.

Cast

as Shobhna *

as Amar *

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as Alex * Amit Purohit as Saahil *

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as Malishka *

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as Davidar *

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as Chattopadhyay

Production

Tandon was the first choice for the part, which she initially turned down as it was too bold. Her part was said to be based on

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. Tandon later accepted the part and called it "very contrary to the cliched Hindi film heroine. It's bold in its character and has no justifications". She appeared in a

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song. According to Sudipto, "Raveena's character 'Shobhana 7 nights' bears a close resemblance to some of the high society authors and columnists in Mumbai and is bold and sensual, sure to raise eyebrows."

Release

The film was screened at several award festivals, including the Indian Festival of Houston, where Tandon won a special recognition trophy for Outstanding Performance. The film did not have a theatrical release.

References

External links

* * Unreleased Hindi-language films {{Hindi-film-stub