Monica, O My Darling (2022)

Original title

मोनिका, ओ माय डार्लिंग

Directed by

Vasan Bala

Genre

crime, comedy, drama, mystery, thriller

Country

India

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 111 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a murder plot involving his former lover and his new wife. He tries to outsmart the police and the criminals closing in on him.

twistydarkly comicstylishunpredictabletenseretrosuspensefulwhimsical

What happens

Monica, O My Darling is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir dark comedy crime thriller film directed by Vasan Bala. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte. It is based on the 1989 Japanese detective novel Burutasu No Shinzou (transl. Heart of Brutus) by Keigo Higashino. The film's title is taken from the 1971 film Caravan's song "Piya Tu Ab To Aja". It released on 11 November 2022 on Netflix. Upon release, Monica, O My Darling received positive reviews from critics. At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Monica, O My Darling received 9 nominations, including Best Web Original Film, Best Director in a Web Original Film (Bala), Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Rao), Best Actress in a Web Original Film (Qureshi) and Best Supporting Actress in a Web Original Film (Apte), and won 4 awards, including Best Web Original Film and Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Critics (Rao). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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