For
an
ordinary
guy,
Anthony
Gonsalves
has
an
extra-ordinary
dream.
His
dream
is
to
become
an
actor.
Anthony
works
as
a
bartender
in
Jimmy's
Pub
in
Bandra,
Mumbai.
His
job
is
to
run
the
joint
smoothly,
while
the
bosses
concentrate
on
their
own
work
of
specialization.
Sikander,
Maqsood,
and
Riyaaz
own
the
pub,
and
their
work
of
specialization
is
Bhaigiri.
The
pub
is
a
legitimate
front
for
their
illegal
activities.
Sikander
Bhai
is
Anthony's
benevolent
benefactor
and
protector.
Anthony
was
an
orphan,
both
his
mother
and
father
died
when
he
was
young.
Sikander
sees
a
young
Anthony
at
a
roadside
tea
stall,
smoking
a
Beedi,
and
impersonating
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
front
of
his
street
urchin
friends.
Something
about
Anthony
touches
Sikander's
heart.
He
catches
hold
of
Anthony's
hand,
makes
him
throw
the
Beedi,
takes
him
to
the
Orphanage
and
hands
him
over
to
Fr.
Briganza.
For
Anthony,
Sikander
Bhai
is
like
God,
and
for
Sikander,
Anthony
is
the
little
brother
he
never
had.
Sikander
has
made
sure
Anthony
doesn't
get
anywhere
near
the
periphery
of
the
gang,
or
any
of
its
activities,
except
for
what
is
legit,
which
is
the
pub.
After
the
initial
hiccups
and
the
odd
humiliation,
Anthony
finds
a
friend
in
an
old
timer
cameraman
Moorthy,
who
frequents
the
pub
regularly.
Moorthy
helps
Anthony
with
his
photo
shoot,
gives
him
leads,
places
to
go,
people
to
meet,
and
instills
the
necessary
confidence
in
him,
makes
Anthony
believe
that
it's
possible,
that
it's
just
a
matter
of
time,
that
his
dream
would
come
true
one
day.
Boy!
Does
Anthony
dream!
Anthony
dreams
of
stardom,
owning
a
swanky
sport's
convertible,
cruising
at
120
kilometers
per
hour,
girls
mobbing
him,
chasing
him,
and
eventually,
ripping
off
his
clothes
and
kissing
him!
This
lands
Anthony
into
a
whole
lot
of
trouble
at
the
hands
of
Fr.
Briganza,
who
does
not
let
Anthony
get
away
with
any
of
his
supposed
transgressions!
Penance
for
Anthony
includes
cleaning
the
stained
glasses
in
the
church,
cutting
the
creepers
in
the
cemetery!
But
let
this
not
fool
you.
Anthony
and
Fr.
Briganza
share
a
very
warm
and
endearing
relationship!
Fr.
Briganza
is
not
only
a
father
figure,
but
also
a
moral
guardian,
who,
in
due
course
of
time,
helps
Anthony
choose
between
right
and
wrong.
The
dynamics
between
the
gang
members
is
a
little
strange,
to
say
the
least.
Maqsood
is
a
mad
guy,
given
to
rash,
often
deadly
outbursts.
Riyaaz
is
the
silent,
brooding
types,
with
a
devious,
scheming
mind,
while
Sikander
is
the
cool
chap,
always
in
control,
whatever
the
situation.
Murtuza
Seth
is
actually
the
leader
of
the
gang.
The
Don
is
in
semi-retirement,
preparing
for
his
Haj
pilgrimage.
He's
happy
to
have
the
boys
run
the
gang
for
him.
Though
Maqsood
is
Murtuza's
nephew,
it's
Sikander
whom
he
trusts
more.
Maqsood
doesn't
care
much
about
this
obvious
difference,
until
Riyaaz
points
it
out
to
him.
From
here
on,
a
'Julius
Caesar' kind
of
a
scenario
starts
to
ensue.
One
fine
day,
Anthony
meets
a
girl
called
Riya
Pereira
at
the
cemetery,
while
cutting
the
creepers.
Well,
when
love
has
to
happen,
it
happens
at
the
strangest
of
places!
Anthony
becomes
privy
to
Maqsood
and
Riyaaz's
conversation,
and
the
ill
will
that
lurks
within
Riyaaz's
heart,
as
he
instigates
Maqsood
against
Sikander.
Sikander
is
oblivious
to
all
this;
he
trusts
both
Maqsood
and
Riyaaz
implicitly.
A
disturbed
Anthony
goes
to
give
an
audition,
and
meets
Riya
again,
who's
the
Assistant
Director
on
the
film
being
made
by
an
NRI
Filmmaker,
Ms.
Bharucha.
The
film
is
an
adaptation
of
'Julius
Caesar',
and
is
set
in
the
Mumbai
Underworld.
Anthony
gets
to
audition
for
the
part
of
Mark
Anthony.
Anthony
is
shocked
at
the
content
of
the
scene.
He
interprets
Caesar
as
Sikander,
Brutus
as
Maqsood,
and
Riyaaz
as
Cassius.
Anthony
performs
well,
Ms.
Bharucha
is
very
impressed,
and
he
gets
short
listed
for
the
part.
Anthony's
romance
with
Riya
blossoms,
and
hits
the
first
roadblock,
when
Michael,
Bewda,
Chindi
Chor,
Khabari,
all
rolled
in
one,
steals
a
megaphone
and
palms
it
off
to
Anthony
for
a
quarter
of
rum!
The
megaphone
causes
the
first
tiff
between
Anthony
and
Karen.
Karen
relents
finally,
but
not
before
Anthony
has
sufficiently
placated
her!
Meanwhile,
Ms.
Bharucha
tells
Anthony
that
she's
finalized
him
to
play
the
part
of
Mark
Anthony.
Anthony's
happiness
knows
no
bounds!
If
there
is
one
person
that
Anthony
wants
to
tell
the
most
about
his
dream
coming
true,
it's
Sikander
Bhai.
Anthony
rushes
to
Sikander
Bhai's
bungalow,
to
give
him
the
good
news.
But
when
he
reaches
there,
Anthony
inadvertently
becomes
a
witness
to
a
crime
committed
by
the
gang.
Enters
Inspector
Khan,
an
honest,
conscientious
officer,
investigating
the
murder
of
a
dead
colleague.
Things
come
to
a
head
when
Michael
steals
a
bicycle,
and
gets
arrested.
Michael
acts
as
a
catalyst,
and
Khan
gets
to
know
about
Anthony
being
a
witness
to
the
crime.
Khan
starts
to
pursue
Anthony
and
the
gang
with
dogged
determination.
The
gang
suspects
Anthony
of
having
squealed
on
them,
much
to
Sikander's
disbelief.
My
Name
Is
Anthony
Gonsalves
is
essentially
the
story
about
the
friendship
between
two
diametrically
opposite
characters;
Anthony
and
Sikander
Bhai,
thrown
in
are
an
array
of
interesting
characters.
Friendship,
loyalty,
love,
career,
truth,
morality,
all
come
into
play,
as
Anthony
has
to
choose
between
Sikander
Bhai,
and
his
dream
to
become
an
actor.