The plot revolves around a struggling street photographer Rafi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), based in Mumbai, who works day and night to pay off an old family debt. His grandmother (Farrukh Jaffar) wishes to see him married and constantly pressurizes him to find a suitable match. He convinces his grandmother by showing her a picture of a shy stranger, Miloni (Sanya Malhotra). When Rafi’s grandmother further prods to introduce her to his fiancé, he tracks down Miloni, a student belonging to a middle-class family. Rafi convinces her to fake their relationship, to which Miloni readily agrees. Despite the difference in their culture, status and economic background, the two form a unique bond. The film is a love letter to Mumbai, bringing the city out as a character sheltering the two protagonists and their extraordinary journey.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Drama, Romance |
Country: | Germany, India, United States |
Directed By: | Ritesh Batra |
Written By: | Ritesh Batra |
Cast: | Farrukh Jaffar, Saharsh Kumar Shukla, Sanjay Kumar Sonu, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Ashok Pathak, Shreedhar Dubey, Denzil Smith, Sachin Khedekar, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Robin Das, Sunil Shakya, Sanya Malhotra, Lubna Salim, Abdul Quadir Amin, Akash Sinha |
In Theaters: | May 17, 2019 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Production: | Poetic License Production, Film Science, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, KNM, Skywalk Films |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |