Shiney didn’t play Ranjeet as a monster. He played him as a tired, ordinary man. He loved his wife (played by Shilpa Shetty), yet he fell into an affair with his secretary (Kangana Ranaut). It was the classic "middle-class morality trap."

Before the controversies overshadowed his career, Shiney delivered a performance in this film that deserved a lifetime achievement award. He didn't play a villain; he played a victim of circumstance, and that made it infinitely harder to watch.

In "Life in a Metro", Shiney Ahuja plays the character of Subbu, a marketing executive who is struggling to find meaning in his life. The movie is an anthology of six stories, each exploring the complexities of urban relationships, and Shiney Ahuja's character is an integral part of the narrative.