Luck by Chance is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Zoya Akhtar in her directorial debut, and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment. The film stars Farhan Akhtar and Konkana Sen Sharma in lead roles, with Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Kapoor, Isha Sharvani, Alyy Khan, and Sheeba Chaddha in supporting roles. Hrithik Roshan appears in an extended cameo, while numerous industry figures—Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra, Ranbir Kapoor, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi, Rajkumar Hirani, Boman Irani, and Anurag Kashyap—feature as themselves in guest appearances. The narrative follows Vikram, a struggling actor who arrives in Mumbai to pursue a film career, navigating fame, ambition, and strained personal relationships as he rises to stardom.