Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
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| Directed by | Aparna Sen |
| Produced by | N. Venkatesan Rupali Mehta |
| Written by | Aparna Sen Dulal Deyo |
| Starring | Rahul Bose Konkona Sen Sharma Bhisham Sahni Surekha Sikri Sunil Mukherjee Anjan Dutta Esha Chauhan Vijaya Subramanium A. V. Iyenger Niharika Seth |
| Music by | Zakir Hussain |
| Distributed by | Madman Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 120 mins |
| Language | English |
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Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) is an award-winning Indian film drama directed by Aparna Sen, starring her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma and Rahul Bose. The film is in English.
The story revolves around the relationship between Meenakshi Iyer (Konkona Sen Sharma) and Raja (Rahul Bose). Meenakshi is a Tamil Iyer traveling with her son Santhanam, and Raja is a Muslim wildlife photographer. The story revolves around the two lead characters during a bus journey amidst Hindu/Muslim riots.
The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. It ran for 3 minutes longer than its runtime of 120 minutes at the festival. It met with widespread critical acclaim upon release, and won several awards nationally and internationally.
[edit] Plot
A bus rolls down a long, windy hilly road, and on board are Meenakshi Iyer (Konkona Sen Sharma) and her 9-month old son Santhanam. Also on board is Raja Chowdhary (Rahul Bose), a Muslim wildlife photographer, introduced to Meenakshi prior to boarding the bus by a mutual friend. Since Meenakshi is travelling alone with her young child on the bus, Raja is given the responsibility of looking after them both, sitting next to them on the bus. The other passengers assume they are a couple. The bus is suddenly stopped by an angry mob of Hindu extremists looking for Muslims and Raja is under threat. The film explores the strict norms that orthodox religious people observe, and the compromises they may feel compelled to make because of these. Brought up in a strict Brahmin Hindu Iyer family, Meenakshi is shocked to learn of Raja's background, and initially tries to distance herself from him, but after witnessing the violence, protects Raja. She introduces Raja and herself to the mob as husband and wife - Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. As they are forced to spend time with each other, both start to develop forbidden feelings towards each other and an unspoken bond grows between them. Where is this journey going to lead "Mr. and Mrs. Iyer"?
[edit] Awards and nominations
The film has been nominated for and won the following awards since its release:
2002 Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland)
- Won - Netpac Award - Aparna Sen
- 2nd Place - Youth Jury Award - Aparna Sen
- Nominated - Golden Leopard - Mr. and Mrs. Iyer - Aparna Sen
2002 Hawaii International Film Festival (USA)
- Won - Best Feature Film - Mr. and Mrs. Iyer - Aparna Sen
2003 Philadelphia Film Festival (USA)
- Won - Audience Award - Best Feature Film - Mr. and Mrs. Iyer - Aparna Sen
2003 National Film Awards (India)
- Won - Golden Lotus Award - Best Director - Aparna Sen
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actress - Konkona Sen Sharma
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Screenplay - Aparna Sen
- Won - Nargis Dutt Award - Best Feature Film on National Integration - Mr. and Mrs. Iyer - Aparna Sen, N. Venkatesan
2003 Cinemanila International Film Festival (Philippines)
- Won - Best Screenplay - Aparna Sen
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