Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)

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)

Stars:

Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni

9 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

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

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. The region, predominately Hindu, believe...

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Plot Keywords:

muslim | police | brahmin | journey | photographer | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

English Tamil Bengali Hindi Punjabi Urdu

Release Date:

19 July 2002 (India)

Also Known As:

Mr. és Mrs. Iyer

Filming Locations:

Himalayas, West Bengal, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Triplecom Media Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 123 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

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.

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Connections

References Aranyer Din Ratri (1970)

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Soundtracks

Kithe Meher Ali
Written by Zakir Hussain
Sung by Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Sultan Khan

User Reviews

Among the best movies

This is among the best of movies Indian cinema has produced. The plot/ storyline is powerful which is augmented by splendid performance by lead actors. It also exhibits the communal undercurrents going on in Indian society. It was a bold step to address these issues. Another aspect is the soft feelings produced among the lead actor and actress. As a contrast from the prevalent trend in Indian cinema wherein there is the notion of "love at first sight" in almost all movies, in this movie the feelings of love evolves from simple caring to a very strong one. It also exhibits the true picture of oriental society where common people just don't go on singing love songs or fighting antagonists of their love life. My best wishes to the whole crew of the movie.