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Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)

120 min  -  Drama  -   19 July 2002 (India)
7.9
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During a bus journey, a devout Hindu Brahmin woman protects a Muslim man when communal rioting breaks out.

Director:

Aparna Sen

Writers:

Aparna Sen (story), Dulal Dey (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rahul Bose Rahul Bose ...
Raja Chowdhury / Jehangir Chowdhury
Konkona Sen Sharma Konkona Sen Sharma ...
Meenakshi Iyer (as Konkona Sensharma)
Bhisham Sahni Bhisham Sahni ...
Iqbal Ahmed Khan (as Bhisham Sahani)
Surekha Sikri Surekha Sikri ...
Najma Khan
Sunil Mukherjee Sunil Mukherjee
Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt
Esha Chauhan Esha Chauhan
Kalyan Ray Kalyan Ray ...
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P.P. Bajaj P.P. Bajaj ...
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Rahul Mulani Rahul Mulani ...
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Shernaz Patel Shernaz Patel ...
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Theron D'Souza Theron D'Souza ...
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Mona Ghosh Shetty Mona Ghosh Shetty ...
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Vijaya Subramanium Vijaya Subramanium ...
Meenakshi's Mother
A.V. Iyenger A.V. Iyenger ...
Meenakshi's Father
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Storyline

Meenakshi Iyer comes from a devout Hindu Brahmin family, purely vegetarian, who not only abstain from meat, but also food from restaurants, is the only child, married to Subramaniam Iyer from Tamil Nadu, has just given birth to a young son, Santhanam, and is visiting her mom. It is then they receive news that her mother-in-law is ill and wants Meenakshi back home in Calcutta. The parents arrange to drop her and her son off at the bus-stand, where they are introduced to a young photographer named Raja Chowdhury. Meenakshi's parents ask Raja to look after her, to which he agrees. The bus starts off, taking it's passengers through scenic hillside. The bus driver comes across a sign that the regular road is closed and he decides to take another route. After a few hours the bus comes to a stop as there is a line-up of vehicles ahead. The passengers are told that there has been a terrorist attack on a train resulting in the death of about 200 people... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)  

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Plot Keywords:

Muslim | Police | Photographer | Brahmin | Journey  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

India

Language:

English | Tamil | Bengali | Hindi | Punjabi | Urdu

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mr. és Mrs. Iyer See more »

Filming Locations:

Himalayas, West Bengal, India See more »

Box Office

Gross:

INR 5,759,995 (India) (11 January 2003)
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Trivia

Uday Bhawalkar provided the vocals for the theme track of this movie. The theme is based on an ancient form of Indian classical music called "Dhrupad", rarely heard in movies. See more »

Connections

References Dil Kya Kare (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Don't Look Away"
Written by Zakir Hussain
Sung by Samantha and Chorus
Featuring on Alaap - Ustad Sultan Khan See more »