# Mast (मस्त) (1999 film)
**Mast** (मस्त) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic film directed and produced by [Ram Gopal Varma](https://www.edgepedia.org/ram-gopal-varma), in which a college student obsessed with a film actress leaves home to meet her and ends up rescuing her from her controlling relatives.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Mast?id=006093F7DFA95CC1MV) • [2](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/mast-1461) It marked the debut of [Aftab Shivdasani](https://www.edgepedia.org/aftab-shivdasani) as a lead actor, paired opposite [Urmila Matondkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/urmila-matondkar).[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Mast?id=006093F7DFA95CC1MV)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 15 October 1999 (India)[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mast/box-office/) |
| Director and producer | Ram Gopal Varma, under Varma Corporation Ltd. / Ram Gopal Varma Productions[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Mast?id=006093F7DFA95CC1MV) • [4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2365) |
| Lead cast | Aftab Shivdasani as Krishnakant "Kittu" Mathur; Urmila Matondkar as Mallika[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214931/) |
| Music | Sandeep Chowta; lyrics by Nitin Raikwar[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2365) |
| India box office | ₹52.7 million (₹5.27 crore) net against a ₹45 million (₹4.5 crore) budget; Box Office India lists the film as a flop[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2365) |
| US box office | $158,928, released October 15, 1999 in 25 theaters by Eros Entertainment[6](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mast) |
| Awards for Shivdasani | Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut; Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Mast?id=006093F7DFA95CC1MV) |
| IMDb rating | 5.4/10 from about 1,100 votes[7](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mast) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Krishnakant "Kittu" Mathur (Aftab Shivdasani) is a college student in Pune whose life revolves around film star Mallika (Urmila Matondkar) to the point that he fails his final exams.[2](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/mast-1461) He works in a restaurant located opposite Mallika's bungalow, talks to her posters on his bedroom wall, and daydreams about dancing with her and rescuing her from villains.[8](https://www.moviemeter.com/movies/comedy/mast-9) • [9](https://www.idlebrain.com/mumbai/reviews/mr-mast.html) After a conflict with his father ([Dalip Tahil](https://www.edgepedia.org/dalip-tahil)), he leaves home for Mumbai and takes shelter in the hotel of Usman Bhai ([Neeraj Vora](https://www.edgepedia.org/neeraj-vora)) near her house, where he sees her real life behind the camera.[2](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/mast-1461)
Kittu meets Mallika face to face at Mehboob Studios and discovers that her life is controlled by her uncle Toluram (Govind Namdeo), her aunt, and her cousin.[8](https://www.moviemeter.com/movies/comedy/mast-9) • [10](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/mast/2000119012/) After witnessing her uncle beating her, he breaks into her house, assaults the uncle, and abducts her, prompting a media furor and police involvement.[10](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/mast/2000119012/) He hides her at his family home in Pune, and the story moves toward a resolution in which reality and fantasy come together after misunderstandings and emotional scenes.[2](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/mast-1461)
## Production and music
The film was written by Vinod Ranganathan and Ramesh Khatkar, with story, screenplay, and dialogue credited to both; Piyush Shah was the cinematographer, Chandan Arora and Ashok Honda the editors, and [Farah Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/farah-khan) the choreographer.[11](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/mast/IEMV005008) • [12](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214931/fullcredits/) The censor certificate, dated 8 October 1999, was rated U.[13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mast/cast/)
Ram Gopal Varma said in interviews that he based the film on his own story of a crush, naming the actress Sridevi as the object of his infatuation in his younger days.[14](https://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/oct/15mast.htm) • [15](https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/mast-is-a-1999-indian-hindi-musical-romantic-film-silver-jubilee-directed-by-ram-gopal-varma-urmila-aftab-2024-10-14)
Sandeep Chowta composed the music, with lyrics by Nitin Raikwar. The soundtrack album, released July 24, 1999 on Ishtar Music, contains 9 songs in 43 minutes.[16](https://music.apple.com/us/album/mast-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1128729284) Playback singers included [Asha Bhosle](https://www.edgepedia.org/asha-bhosle), Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sadhana Sargam, Chowta himself, and Raikwar.[13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mast/cast/) Songs listed on IMDb include "Ruki Ruki" ([Sunidhi Chauhan](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunidhi-chauhan) and [Sonu Nigam](https://www.edgepedia.org/sonu-nigam)), "Aasman Ne" (Sonu Nigam), "Hey Rama Krishna" (Asha Bhosle), and "Main Mast" (Sunidhi Chauhan).[17](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214931/soundtrack/) A contemporary review singled out "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" as the track that lingers.[18](https://letterboxd.com/cletusvandamm/film/mast/)
## Box office
In India, Mast earned ₹5.4 million (₹0.54 crore) on its opening day, ₹27.2 million (₹2.72 crore) in its first week, and ₹52.7 million (₹5.27 crore) net (₹73.2 million (₹7.32 crore) gross) over its run, with ₹15.1 million (₹1.51 crore) gross overseas, for worldwide gross collections of ₹88.3 million (₹8.83 crore).[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mast/box-office/) Box Office India records a budget of ₹45 million (₹4.5 crore), 150 screens, and a verdict of Flop, with footfalls of 3,553,000.[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2365) [Google Play](https://www.edgepedia.org/google-play)'s description, by contrast, states that upon release the film was a hit at the box office.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Mast?id=006093F7DFA95CC1MV) • [4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2365)
In the United States, the film opened on October 15, 1999 in 25 theaters through Eros Entertainment, grossing $83,882 in its opening weekend and $158,928 in total, a 27 percent second-weekend decline.[6](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mast) Box Office India records total US and Canada gross of $220,000.[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2365)
## Reception and awards
The film holds an IMDb rating of 5.4/10 from about 1,100 votes.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mast) On Rotten Tomatoes it has no critic reviews on the Tomatometer and an audience score of 44 percent from more than 250 ratings.[19](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mast) A retrospective review described the film as "feverishly earnest, intermittently charming," praising Matondkar's performance and Piyush Shah's dreamlike cinematography while noting tonal shifts.[18](https://letterboxd.com/cletusvandamm/film/mast/)
Shivdasani's debut performance earned him the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut and the Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Mast?id=006093F7DFA95CC1MV) TV Guide's awards listing records a 2000 Popular Award for Best Debut – Male and a 2000 Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Actor as wins, plus a Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[10](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/mast/2000119012/)
## Availability
Mast is not currently available on streaming services in India; it was last available on Zee5 from December 2018 to April 2020.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mast)
Reported runtimes differ across databases: 145 minutes (Box Office India), 153 minutes (The Numbers, MovieMeter), 2 hours 30 minutes ([JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch), TMDb), 2 hours 33 minutes (Rotten Tomatoes), and 165 minutes (Google Play).[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2365) • [6](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mast) • [7](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mast) • [19](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mast) • [1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Mast?id=006093F7DFA95CC1MV)
## References
1. [Mast – Movies on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Mast?id=006093F7DFA95CC1MV)
2. [Mast (1999) – Cast, Reviews, Release Date, BollywoodMDB](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/mast-1461)
3. [Mast Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mast/box-office/)
4. [Mast – Movie, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2365)
5. [Mast (1999) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214931/)
6. [Mast (1999) – Box Office and Financial Information, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mast)
7. [Mast streaming: where to watch movie online? JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mast)
8. [Mast (1999) – MovieMeter.com](https://www.moviemeter.com/movies/comedy/mast-9)
9. [Film Review: Mast, Idle Brain](https://www.idlebrain.com/mumbai/reviews/mr-mast.html)
10. [Mast – Where to Watch and Stream, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/mast/2000119012/)
11. [Mast – BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/mast/IEMV005008)
12. [Mast (1999) – Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214931/fullcredits/)
13. [Mast Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mast/cast/)
14. [Rediff On The NeT, Movies: A mast see!](https://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/oct/15mast.htm)
15. [25 Years Of Mast, Amar Ujala](https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/mast-is-a-1999-indian-hindi-musical-romantic-film-silver-jubilee-directed-by-ram-gopal-varma-urmila-aftab-2024-10-14)
16. [Mast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/mast-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1128729284)
17. [Mast (1999) – Soundtracks, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214931/soundtrack/)
18. ['Mast' review by CletusVanDamm, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/cletusvandamm/film/mast/)
19. [Mast – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mast)
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