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Photograph (2019)

Photograph poster
Original title
फोटोग्राफ
Directed by
Ritesh Batra
Genre
romantic drama film
Country
India, Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
0
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 82 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A street photographer in Mumbai asks a stranger to pretend to be his fiancee to satisfy his grandmother. The two form an unlikely connection as they navigate this arrangement.

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What happens

Photograph is a 2019 Indian romantic drama film written, co-produced and directed by Ritesh Batra. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles. The film follows a street photographer Rafi (Siddiqui), who tries to convince Miloni (Malhotra) to pose as his fiancée so that his grandmother stops pressuring him to get married. Photograph had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and the European premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. Initially scheduled to release in India on 8 March 2019, it finally released on 15 March to positive reviews from critics. It released in several countries including the United Kingdom, United States, Spain, France and Australia later in summer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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