| Mr.
And Mrs. Iyer |
| Mr.
And Mrs. Iyer |
| Aparna
Sen |
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a bus there is Meenakshi Iyer, with her nine-month old son,
Santanam. With them is Raja Chowdhary, a Muslim photographer
who was introduced to her through a common friend before leaving.
The bus is stopped by an angry mob of Hindu extremists on the
prowl for “religious victims”. Looking at the inhuman
way in which Muslims are being killed, she can’t help
but save Raja’s life. Meenakshi lies to the extremists,
saying that they are a married Hindu couple, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer.
The violence and enmity they witness all round brings them closer.
Humanity reshapes their old beliefs and religious differences
are soon forgotten. They now feel a strong attraction for each
other.
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Screenplay/ Arpa Sen, Dulal Dey
Photography(colour)/ Goutam Ghose
Editing/ Rabiranjan Maitra
Music/ Zakir Hussain
Art Direction/ Nikhilbaran Sengupta, Gautam Basu
Cast/ Rahul Bose, Konkona Sensharma Esha Chauhan,
Surekha Sikri, Bhisham Sahani, Anjan Dutt
Production/ Triplecom media pvt. ltd.
Year of Production/ 2002
Running Time/ 120’ |
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Daughter of the renowned film historian, critic
and director, Chidananda Dasgupta, Aparna Sen developed a
flair for filmmaking at an early age. Her directorial début
was with 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981). She was honoured with
the prestigious “Padmashree Award”, the “Satyajit
Ray Memorial Millenium Award” for profound contribution
to Indian Cinema and the “Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement
Award”. Her work also includes films like Parama (1985),
Picnic (1989), Sati (1990), and Yugant (1995).
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