The Fakir Of Venice

The Fakir Of Venice is a Bollywood drama, directed by Anand Surapur. The movie stars Farhan Akhtar, Annu Kapoor and Kamal Sidhu in the lead roles. The movie has its music composed by A R Rahman. The Fakir Of Venice is produced by Punit Desai and Anand Surapur under the banner October Films and Phat Phish Motion Pictures Pvt.Ltd.  Story In Detail The Fakir Of Venice opens with Adi Contractor (Farhan Akhtar), a production co-ordinator successfully smuggling a monkey across the border to a foreign crew for a shoot. Soon, this smooth-talking hustler is hired to find a fakir who can perform feats of endurance at a renowned art exhibition in Venice. After an unsuccessful trip to Benaras, Adi's search for the holy man ends in Mumbai when he comes across a poor painter named Sattar (Annu Kapoor) who used to bury himself in sand on the beach for a living in the past. Adi who wants to earn some quick bucks to attend a film school in New York, grabs this opportunity and convinces Sattar to accompany him to Venice as the fakir.   Sattar's drinking habits make him an unsuitable candidate for this journey but Adi is confident that they can pull it off. And so, the two travel to the floating city to con the European art world. Will their deceit be caught? The rest of the film holds the answer.