Mrs. (film)

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Mrs.
Mrs. film poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed byAarti Kadav
Written by Harman Baweja
Anu Singh Choudhary
Screenplay byNeha Dubey
Based on The Great Indian Kitchen
by Jeo Baby
Produced by
Starring Sanya Malhotra
Kanwaljit Singh
Nishant Dahiya
CinematographyPratham Mehta
Edited byPrerna Saigal [1]
Music bySagar Desai
Faizan Hussain
Production
companies
Distributed by ZEE5
Release dates
  • 22 November 2024 (2024-11-22)(IFFM)
  • 7 February 2025 (2025-02-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mrs. is a 2024 Hindi-language drama film directed by Aarti Kadav. It stars Sanya Malhotra, along with Kanwaljit Singh, and Nishant Dahiya. The film portrays a woman who is a trained dancer and dance teacher; but after marriage has to navigate the challenges of marriage, as she tries to follow her own path, find her voice, and express herself freely even as society imposed expectations with regard to her marital life. Malhotra bagged the 'Best Actress' award for her performance in the film at the 2024 New York Indian Film Festival. [2] The film is an official remake of Malayalam drama film The Great Indian Kitchen (2021).

Contents

The film has been making rounds of various international film festival. It premiered at the 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [3] The teaser was unveiled in November 2023. The film was selected as the closing film at the 2024 New York Indian Film Festival, where Arati Kadav was nominated for the Best Director category. The film made Asia premiere at the 55th IFFI 2024 on November 22, 2024, [4] as well as in the 14th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), 2024. [5] it will release directly on ZEE5 on 7th February 2025. [6]

Plot

Richa, a trained dancer and dance teacher, marries Diwakar, a wealthy doctor. But after marriage she has to live up to societal expectations of a wife. [7]

Cast

Soundtrack

Mrs.
Soundtrack album by
Sagar Desai and Faizan Hussain
Released28 February 2025
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length12:15
LanguageHindi
Label Zee Music Company
Official audio
Mrs. Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Sagar Desai and Faizan Hussain while lyrics are written by Neeraj Pandey, Arun Kumar, Pallavi Bhardwaj Hussain, Neeraj Pandey and Arun Kumar. [8]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Rukte Rukte Chali Re"Neeraj PandeySagar Desai Suraj Jagan 3:37
2."Humsafar"Arun Kumar, Pallavi Bhardwaj HussainFaizan HussainVidhya Gopal2:29
3."Bar Bar"Neeraj PandeySagar Desai Palak Muchhal 3:12
4."Majbooriyan"Arun KumarFaizan HussainRehaa2:57
Total length:12:15

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References

  1. "Mrs".
  2. "Sanya Malhotra's "Mrs" Triumph at New York Indian Film Festival".
  3. "Sanya Malhotra's 'The Great Indian Kitchen' Hindi remake titled 'Mrs'; to premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival".
  4. "Sanya Malhotra's 'Mrs.' to premiere at IFFI 2024".
  5. "Sanya Malhotra's Mrs set for Melbourne premiere at Indian Film Festival".
  6. "'Mrs' starring Sanya Malhotra to release on ZEE5 on February 7". The Print. 25 January 2025.
  7. "Sanya Malhotra starrer Mrs to close New York Indian Film Festival 2024".
  8. "Article 370 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 February 2024.