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Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed byAparna Sen
Produced byN. Venkatesan
Rupali Mehta
Written byAparna Sen
Dulal Dey
StarringRahul Bose
Konkona Sen Sharma
Bhisham Sahni
Surekha Sikri
Sunil Mukherjee
Anjan Dutta
Esha Chauhan
Vijaya Subramanium
A. Rahul Bose (রাহূল বোস Hindi: राहुल बोस Urdu: رہُل بوس (born July 27, 1967) an Indian Konkona Sen Sharma,( Bengali: কঙ্কনা সেন শর্মা Hindi: कोंकणा सेन शर्मा born 3 December, Bhisham Sahni ( August 8 1915 - July 11, 2003) was a Hindi writer playwright and actor most famous for his novel and television Surekha Sikri or Surekha Sikri Rege is Indian film theatre and TV actor who has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her role in Anjan Dutta is a popular artist of the 1990s Bengali music scene defined by anyodharar gaan (alternative songs V. Iyenger
Niharika Seth
Music byZakir Hussain
CinematographyGoutam Ghose
Editing byRaviranjan Maitra
Distributed byFlag of Australia MG Distribution[1]
Flag of the United States Tips Exports[2]
Release date(s)Flag of India July 19, 2002
Running time120 mins
CountryIndia, USA
LanguageEnglish
BudgetRs. 2. Ustad Zakir Hussain ( Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन Urdu: زاکِر حسین born March 9, 1951, is a famous Tabla Gautam Ghose (Credited as Goutam Ghose in International Media Bengali: গৌতম ঘোষ is one of the most acclaimed film directors of modern India Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The rupee (रुपया ( code: INR) is the Currency of India. 5 crores (25 million Rs. A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system and was formerly a unit in the Persian numbering system still widely used in Bangladesh, India, Maldives )[3]
Gross revenueRs. 73 lakhs (Rs. A lakh (also written lac, and lackh in an Indian english language news source India PR Wire 8 Oct '08 is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to 7. 3 million)[4]
IMDb profile

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) is an Indian drama film, written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A drama film is a Film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Venkatesan. The film features Aparna Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin belonging to Hinduism. Konkona Sen Sharma,( Bengali: কঙ্কনা সেন শর্মা Hindi: कोंकणा सेन शर्मा born 3 December, Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern Iyer (aiʝar Tamil: அய்யர் Malayalam:അയ്യര (variously spelt as Iyer, Ayyar, Aiyar, Ayer or Brahmin ( Brāhmaṇa, sa ब्राह्मणः is the class of educators scholars and preachers in Brahminical Hinduism. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Rahul Bose portrays the character of Raja Chowdhury, a Muslim wildlife photographer. Rahul Bose (রাহূল বোস Hindi: राहुल बोस Urdu: رہُل بوس (born July 27, 1967) an Indian A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Wildlife photography is the act of taking photographs of Wildlife. The story revolves around these two lead characters during a fateful bus journey amidst the carnages of a communal strife in India. Zakir Hussain, an Indian tabla maestro, composed the background score and music for the film; Goutam Ghose, a film director himself, was the cinematographer. Ustad Zakir Hussain ( Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन Urdu: زاکِر حسین born March 9, 1951, is a famous Tabla This article is about the Indian drum For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum. Gautam Ghose (Credited as Goutam Ghose in International Media Bengali: গৌতম ঘোষ is one of the most acclaimed film directors of modern India A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and was showcased at other prominent film festivals. The Locarno International Film Festival is an international Film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland in the canton of Ticino Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of Films in one or more Movie theaters or screening venues The film opened to Indian audiences on July 19, 2002. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was met with critical acclaim upon release, and won several national and international awards, including the Golden Maile award at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration in India. The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF is a Film festival held in the U £The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration is a National Film Award given to a feature film production the jury of the National Film Awards feel The film, which was also released as a DVD, had English as its predominant language with a sporadic use of Tamil. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent.

Contents

Plot

The film begins with an audio-visual collage of news reports on contemporary wars and terrorism. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Reports of major incidents from the September 11, 2001 attacks, the murder of Daniel Pearl, the Iraq War to the 2002 Gujarat violence and terrorism in India flash across the screen. Daniel Pearl ( October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American Journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The 2002 Gujarat violence describes a series of communal Riots between the communities of Hindus and Muslims that took place in the Indian Terrorism in India can be attributed to many low intensity conflict within its borders This is followed by a saying,

“for what shall i wield a dagger, o lord?

what can i pluck it out of

or plunge it into

when you are all the world?

”

— 10th century Indian poet and saint, Devara Dasimayya

The story starts as her parents drop Meenakshi Iyer (Konkona Sen Sharma) at the bus station. Konkona Sen Sharma,( Bengali: কঙ্কনা সেন শর্মা Hindi: कोंकणा सेन शर्मा born 3 December, bus station is a structure where city or intercity Buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers Meenakshi and Raja Chowdhury (Rahul Bose) get introduced to each other through a common friend just before they embark on their journey. Rahul Bose (রাহূল বোস Hindi: राहुल बोस Urdu: رہُل بوس (born July 27, 1967) an Indian Raja, a wildlife photographer, is requested by Meenakshi's parents to look after their daughter and baby grandson, Santhanam.

The passengers of the bus include a boisterous and highly enthusiastic group of teenagers, a couple of Sikh gentlemen, an elderly Muslim couple, a grouchy woman, a young couple high on romance, a mentally-challenged boy and his mother, and some card-playing men. Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. While the bus negotiates the hilly terrain, Meenakshi is forced to interact with Raja in order to pacify the restive baby. The other passengers assume that they are a married couple. The bus faces a roadblock and the bus driver attempts a detour. However, soon the bus is stopped by a queue of paused vehicles. Within some time, news arrives that Hindu mobs are rampaging against Muslims after a Hindu village was burned down in sectarian violence. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical

The situation turns serious as policemen arrive and announce that curfew has been imposed; all the passengers are ordered back to their vehicles. Here is where Raja reveals his Muslim identity to Meenakshi. As someone who comes from a high caste and a conservative Brahmin family, Meenakshi shudders at the very fact that during their travel she drank water offered by Raja, a Muslim. High Caste was a Thoroughbred racehorse from New Zealand that raced successfully there as a two and three year-old Brahmin ( Brāhmaṇa, sa ब्राह्मणः is the class of educators scholars and preachers in Brahminical Hinduism. "Please. Don't touch me" is her shocked reply. After the police exit to scout other areas for arson, one rioting Hindu mob arrives and forcibly enters the bus. They begin interrogating passengers about their religious identities and when in doubt, they even resort to check if the person is circumcised. Male circumcision is the removal of some or all of the Foreskin (prepuce from the Penis. [5]

Meenakshi Iyer trying to shield Raja's Muslim identity by introducing Raja and her as Mr. and Mrs. Iyer to the rioters.
Meenakshi Iyer trying to shield Raja's Muslim identity by introducing Raja and her as Mr. and Mrs. Iyer to the rioters.

In order to protect himself from them, one of the passengers—Jewish and hence circumcised—points out the old Muslim couple to divert the mob's attention. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The mob's leader drags the old man and his wife out of the bus. One teenager resists this, but she is thrashed by the leader. As Raja attempts to rise in revolt, Meenakshi plants Santhanam on his lap, ordering him to hold the baby with an intent to shield Raja's Muslim identity. The mob asks about their identities, and Meenaksi tells the leader that Raja and she are Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. After this chilly encounter, the passengers spend the night in the bus.

In the morning, the passengers trek to the nearby village to seek accommodation. Raja and Meenakshi, identifying themselves as Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, fail to find any accommodation. However, a police officer bails them out by providing shelter at an abandoned forest bungalow. During their stay at this bungalow, they discover each other's beliefs and understanding of religion. They are provided with the single usable bedroom available in the bungalow. Meenakshi refuses to share the room with Raja, and curses herself for coming along with a stranger. However, Raja allows her the comfort of the bedroom and prefers to sleep outside. The next morning when Meenakshi does not find Raja, she gets worried and angry as to why he left Santhanam and her in such a place. Soon, she feels relieved to find Raja sleeping outside. After they reach a restaurant in the nearby village, they meet a police officer who volunteers to help transport them to the city the next morning. That night, as they witness a horrific murder by one of the mobs, a shocked Meenakshi is comforted by Raja.

Once in the city, they board the train towards their destination. An unspoken love and a strong attraction is evident between them, keeping behind all their differences. At their destination station, the real Mr. Iyer (Meenakshi's husband) arrives to receive his wife. Raja and Meenakshi bid an emotional farewell to each other.

Cast

Production

Pre-production

Aparna Sen, a noted actor and director of the Bengali cinema, made her debut as a director with 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), a movie in English. The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s when the first " Bioscopes quot were shown in theatres in Calcutta. 36 Chowringee Lane ( 1981) is a film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by Shashi Kapoor. Nearly twenty years had elapsed since 36 Chowringhee Lane when in July 2001 she started writing the script for her second film in English, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. [6] She hoped to pen a simple romantic story, but it turned out to take the shape of a saga of relationship in the backdrop of sectarian violences. Sen came up with the background of the story in the aftermath of 9/11 and the 2002 Gujarat riots. The 2002 Gujarat violence describes a series of communal Riots between the communities of Hindus and Muslims that took place in the Indian [7] In an interview, Sen stated that the omnipresent, circumstantial violence in the film was only to serve as a strain in the script which aimed to show how the relationship evolves between two people who are forced to be together under trying times. [8] She stated that the time frame of the film was set at some time after the attacks on the Parliament of India on December 13, 2001. The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a high-profile attack by Kashmiri militants against the building housing the Parliament of India in New Delhi Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

In an interview at the screening of this film at the Locarno Film Festival, Sen revealed that Konkona had not only come up with the title of the film but she had been deeply involved in the research that went into the making of the film. [9] About the cinematographer Gautam Ghose, Aparna Sen said that they had a good rapport with each other and that Ghose, himself an acclaimed director, was one of the best cinematographers she knew. Gautam Ghose (Credited as Goutam Ghose in International Media Bengali: গৌতম ঘোষ is one of the most acclaimed film directors of modern India [8][10] Ghose, in reply, said that he hoped to give his best for the film and thus contribute to their friendship. [11]

Casting

Rahul Bose's work in English, August and Split Wide Open made Aparna Sen feel that he was a good, controlled and intelligent actor. English August, made in 1994 is Indian film director Dev Benegal 's first feature film Split Wide Open, a 1999 Indian film is Dev Benegal&lsquos second feature Film after English August. After a costume and a makeup test, he was chosen for the character of Raja Chawdhury. [8] Sen admitted that Bose's work was up to the mark, and working with him was a wonderful experience. [12] As expressed in an interview of Sen, Konkona Sen Sharma's abilities as a sensitive actress fetched her the role of Meenakshi Iyer. [8] Konkona's interest in Indian films made in English, and her inhibitions about doing the usual commercial song-and-dance movies, made her choice of working in this film easier. [13] Sen had penned the elderly Muslim woman's character bearing Surekha Sikri in mind. Surekha Sikri or Surekha Sikri Rege is Indian film theatre and TV actor who has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her role in [10] Eventually Sikri and the author and playwright Bhisham Sahni were cast to play the roles of the Muslim couple in the film. Bhisham Sahni ( August 8 1915 - July 11, 2003) was a Hindi writer playwright and actor most famous for his novel and television [14] Santhanam, the infant son of Meenakshi Iyer in the film is Sen's grand niece. [11]

Aparna Sen chose English as the movie's narrative since the characters are linguistically diverse. [8] She had to make sure that the characters spoke in English with their regional accent. [8] In fact, Konkona admitted in an interview that playing the role of a Tamil Brahmin did not come easy. Her mother, Aparna Sen, forced her to visit Chennai (where the major language is Tamil) for two weeks to research her character. [13] She also said that she had learned many characteristics, nuances and mannerisms native to Tamilian housewives. Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern She took a close look at Iyer lifestyles and customs in and around Mylapore, a cultural hub in Chennai. Iyer (aiʝar Tamil: அய்யர் Malayalam:അയ്യര (variously spelt as Iyer, Ayyar, Aiyar, Ayer or Mylapore ( Tamil:மயிலாப்பூர் is the cultural hub, and a bustling neighborhood just south of Chennai (formerly Madras [15] She attempted listening to recorded conversations in Iyer households to get a suitable Tamil accent. [16]

Filming

The production commenced in December 2001. [12] Sen chose to keep the geographical setting unstated in the film because she felt that it was a journey that could take place anywhere. [8] The film was shot in the Himalayan foothills of northern West Bengal. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. [10] The producers provided a state-of-the-art camera from Chennai's Prasad Studios to ensure that the shooting crew was technically better equipped. [11] Rupali Mehta, from Triplecom Productions, the co-producer for the film oversaw the crew of over 100 complete the production schedule in 50 days. [17] The production team resorted to certain cost-cutting measures to ensure they committed less mistakes. A production team is the group of technical staff who produce a play television show or film For example, they had organised a workshop for the actors to avoid mistakes while filming. [18]

While filming in Jalpaiguri, Sen got embroiled in a controversy for damages caused to the forest bungalow, a heritage property, where a portion of filming was done. Jalpaiguri ( Bengali:জলপাইগুড়ি is a town in the state of West Bengal, India. She admitted that, to give the bungalow a haunted look, they ". . .  sprayed slush on the walls and plastered cobwebs all over the place. "[11] However, she claimed that the place was cleaned up after the completion of their shoot. [11]

Release and reception

Ratings
Australia: M [19]
India: U [20]
United Kingdom: 15 [21]

Following objections from the local police, two scenes were removed by producers from the version of the film screened in the city of Mumbai. A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types The Office of Film and Literature Classification is a Statutory Censorship and classification body which provides day to day administrative support for the Classification The Central Board of Film Certification ( CBFC) is the regulatory body and Censorship board of India. The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC) originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for Film, DVD The Mumbai Police has the task of policing the vast Metropolitan area of Mumbai, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial One scene showed a Hindu man saying—using profanity—that Muslims should be sent back to Pakistan; the other featured a policeman using obscenities with a communal undertone. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and This article deals with the use of the word communalism in South Asia as a name for a force separating different communities based on some form of social or sectarian The police felt both scenes were too "provocative" for a "communally sensitive" city. However for the rest of India, the movie was screened in its entirety. [22][23]

The film had only modest box office success; domestically, it made 7. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue 3 million rupees in its first release. The rupee (रुपया ( code: INR) is the Currency of India. [4] However, thanks to its low budget and the spread of multiplexes in India, it brought in some revenue. For multiplexing in electronics and signal processing see Multiplexer. [24] Furthermore, the contemporary trend in the Indian television channels is to showcase movies within months of their release. Television in India is a huge industry and has thousands of programmes in all the states of India This trend helped modest box-office successes such as Mr. and Mrs. Iyer to get additional thrust to their financial returns. [25] Indeed, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer was one of the first films that led to reworking of the business models for small films in India. [24][26] In addition, Triplecom Productions sold the dubbed version in Italy for $20,000. In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. [18] A trade analysis by Rediff.com suggested that small-budget films such as Mr. Rediffcom India, is a news information entertainment and shopping portal and Mrs. Iyer did not compromise on marketing budgets, instead they put efforts in marketing themselves more innovatively. [18]

Special screenings and awards

In 2002, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer was chosen as India's official entry at the Locarno International Film Festival. The Locarno International Film Festival is an international Film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland in the canton of Ticino [8] It ran for 3 minutes longer than its runtime of 120 minutes at Locarno. [27] Though it missed out on the Golden Leopard Award at Locarno, it won the Netpac Jury Prize along with two other films. [28][29] The film won the Golden Maile award at the 22nd Hawaii International Film Festival,[30] the Audience Award for the Best Feature Film at the Philadelphia Film Festival,[31] and the best screenplay award at the 2003 Cinemanila International Film Festival. The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF is a Film festival held in the U The Philadelphia Film Festival is held annually generally during the first weeks of April in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television The Cinemanila International Film Festival is an annual Film festival held in Manila, The Philippines. [32]

In 2003, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles chose to open with Mr. The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles is an annual film festival held in Los Angeles, California. and Mrs. Iyer,[33] while New Zealand's first Asian film festival in 2004 chose to close its 10-day fest with it. [34] The India International Women's Film Festival had a special retrospective to Aparna Sen for Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. [35] The film was also showcased at the Pusan International Film Festival,[36] Regus London Film Festival,[37] Mill Valley Film Festival,[38] International Film Festival of India,[39] Braunschweig International Film Festival,[40] and High Falls Film Festival. Pusan International Film Festival ( PIFF, Korean: 부산국제영화제 Hanja: 釜山國際映畵祭 held annually in Busan ( also The Mill Valley Film Festival is an annual, non-competitive Film festival presented by the California Film Institute. The International Film Festival of India (IFFI (sometimes referred to as the India International Film Festival) is a ten-to-eleven day film festival organised by the Indian [41] At the International Film Festival of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, it won the Gold prize, awarded to the best film screened that year. The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is an international Film festival that is held in The Canary Islands ( English pronunciation kəˈnæriː ˈaɪləndz Spanish: Islas Canarias, ˈizlas kaˈnarjas are a Spanish [42] Rahul Bose said that when the film was showcased at the Geneva festival, it was seen and liked by Kofi Annan, the United Nations Secretary-General. Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. [43]

Back home in India, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer won the Golden Lotus Award for best direction, the Silver Lotus Awards for best actress, the best screenplay, and the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration at the 2003 National Film Awards ceremony. The National Film Award (Golden Lotus Award for Best Direction winners The National Film Award (Silver Lotus Award for Best Actress winners The National Film Award (Silver Lotus Award for Best Screenplay winners See also £The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration is a National Film Award given to a feature film production the jury of the National Film Awards feel The National Film Awards is the most prestigious film award ceremony in India, and the country's oldest award ceremony alongside the Filmfare Awards. [44]

Govind Nihalani, an Indian film director wondered if Mr. Govind Nihalani (born 19 August 1940 is one of Indian cinema 's foremost directors and Mrs. Iyer could have been sent to the Oscars instead of the regular song-and-dance entries. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Eventually, Film Federation of India, the apex organisation that sends the nation's official entries to the Oscars, did not find any movie worth sending for the 76th Academy Awards. The 76th Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best in film for 2003, was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California on ABC beginning [45]

Reviews

Lawrence van Gelder commented in his review in the The New York Times that "The well-acted romance, as the two principal characters are thrown together by unanticipated events, is hard to resist, even though the answer to the crucial question it raises is all too conveniently deferred time and again. Lawrence Van Gelder is an American journalist and instructor in journalism who has worked at several different New York City -based newspapers in his long career "[46] However, he added that Mr. and Mrs. Iyer ". . .  is not a subtle film . . . "[46] The Chicago Reader also said, "Sen is anything but subtle in populating the bus with a cross section of class and ethnic types . The Chicago Reader is an Alternative newsweekly in Chicago, Illinois, USA . . but the friendship that blossoms between the leads is tenderly depicted and hints at a solution to sectarian strife"[47] TIME magazine praised Aparna sen for her ". Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and . .  attention to detail . . . " that ". . .  skillfully captures the characters' idiosyncrasies. "[7] The Village Voice said, "The actors appear game, yet director Aparna Sen, who conceived the film in the wake of September 11, resorts often to hokey pseudo-lyricism and prefers sound-bite ballyhoo to sociological depth. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. "[48] Metacritic, a website with a medley of reviews by American critics, gives the film a score of 50/100, meaning mixed or average reviews. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [49]

In his review, Derek Elley of Variety remarked that the film had ". Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman . .  the awkward, issue-driven dialogue and wavering direction, showing influences from both the arty and commercial. [The] two leads just about scrape through. "[27] Although The Hindu review praised the director for ". The Hindu is a single-edition English-language Indian newspaper . .  handling (these) scenes in an understated, muted fashion . . . " giving ". . .  them the power to disturb and haunt you. "[50] it questioned certain aspects of the film, stating, "Though the flutters of the heart have been treated with finesse—sometimes a little too prudishly, pandering, perhaps, to middle class morality—we are never entirely convinced that love could blossom between Meenakshi Iyer and Raja Chowdhary. The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. "[50] Indeed, Sen was criticised for contriving cinematic situation not quite fitting to the real world, "Can a married woman with a baby in arms fall in love with a total stranger that she meets on a very short bus journey, however extraordinary the situation may have been? Having decided to drive them to each other's arms, Sen thinks up situations, which are terribly contrived . . . Sen's story and script are found wanting elsewhere too. The police officer, who plays the good Samaritan, appears so unreal in the world of rancour that Sen creates . . . [She], probably in her over enthusiasm, lets her own emotions derail her. "[50]

Konkona Sen Sharma, who had not been widely seen outside Bengal before the release of the film, received particular praise for her performance, ". . .  the movie clearly belongs to Konkona Sen Sharma . . . who as Meenakshi [Iyer] gets so beautifully into the psyche of a Tamil Brahmin . . . she emotes just splendidly: when her eyes well up at the thought of parting with Raja [Chowdhary], when she gently rests her head on his shoulders in the train, and when her expressions suggest the faintest hint of love, we know that here is a great actress. "[50] A Rediff.com review said, ". Rediffcom India, is a news information entertainment and shopping portal . .  Konkana, a youngster, bowls you over with her silently sledge-hammering portrayal of Meenakshi Iyer, a conservative Tamilian Brahmin housewife . . . [Her] eyes tell a thousand untold stories. "[14] An Australian critic said that the film, with "wonderfully nuanced performances by Sensharma and Rahul Bose, whose love affair is as innocent as the lyrical, lingering soundtrack. Mr and Mrs Iyer is a gentle film, whose simple and haunting love story will appeal to the romantic traveller. "[1]

The ". . .  attractive lensing by Gautam Ghose (a director in his own right) and atmospheric scoring by Ustad Zakir Hussain . Gautam Ghose (Credited as Goutam Ghose in International Media Bengali: গৌতম ঘোষ is one of the most acclaimed film directors of modern India Ustad Zakir Hussain ( Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन Urdu: زاکِر حسین born March 9, 1951, is a famous Tabla . . "[27] were well received. "Looking through the eyes of Gautam Ghose's illuminating lens, Aparna Sen builds a miniature, but epic, world of tremendous inner strength. In her first seriously politically committed film, Sen takes on the issue of communal conflict with the surging humanism of Gabriel García Márquez, painting words on celluloid . Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (born March 6 1927 is a Colombian . . If [Zakir] Hussain creates sounds within the seesaw of silences and screams, cinematographer Gautam Ghose creates a lucid contrast between the silently majestic Himalayan hinterland and the fundamentalists. "[14]

DVD and Soundtrack

DVD

The DVD, which released on June 2, 2004,[51] has subtitle options in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised It is available in 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, progressive 24 FPS, widescreen and NTSC format. The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height Anamorphic widescreen is a videographic technique utilising rectangular (wide pixels to store a Widescreen image to standard 43 aspect ratio. Dolby Digital is the marketing name for a series of lossy audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Progressive or noninterlaced scanning is a method for displaying storing or transmitting Moving images in which all the lines of each frame are drawn in Frame rate, or frame frequency, is the measurement of the Frequency (rate at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames The A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical NTSC ( National Television System Committee) is the Analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico [52][53]

Soundtrack

Ustad Zakir Hussain composed music for the film. Zakir Hussain may be Zakir Hussain (musician (born 1951 classical tabla player Zakir Hussain (politician (1897 -1969 president of For the first time in mainstream cinema, he sung for one part of a song. He said this in an interview and added that it was only after the track was recorded, the producers decided to go for Hussain's voice. [54] Rahul Bose, who introduced Hussain to Aparna and Konkona, was instrumental in influencing Hussain to compose the background score for the film. [55]

The soundtrack consists of 5 songs:[56]

No. SongSingersLength (mm:ss)
1Kithe Meher Ali (Remix)Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Sultan Khan05. Ustad Sultan Khan is a renowned Indian Sarangi player and singer specializing in the Hindustani Classical music tradition. 19
2Don't Look AwaySamantha featuring Ustad Sultan Khan (on Alap)03. The alap (Hindi pronunciation /ɑːlɑːp/ English pronunciation /ælɑːp/ is the opening section of a typical North Indian classical performance 54
3Don't Look Away (Remix)Samantha featuring Ustad Sultan Khan (on Alap)05. 21
4Kithe Meher AliUstad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Sultan Khan05. 01
5If I'd known. . . Ustad Zakir Hussain and Samantha05. 45

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