Directed by:
Aparna SenScreenplay:
Aparna SenCast:
Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni, Shernaz Patel, Masood Akhtar, Jishu Sengupta, Surekha Sikri, Bharat Kaul, Anjan Dutt, Rajatava Dutta (more)Plots(1)
India is more partitioned - by religion and region and caste - than almost anywhere in the world. In the wake of 9/11 and the Hindu/Muslim riots that convulsed the Indian state of Gujarat, the actress-director Aparna Sen, cherished for her performance in Salil Dutta’s Aparachita, gave us this delicate, heartfelt look at how two imperiled souls can look beyond projection and stereotype. Anyone who’s been to India will recognize the clamor, the disputation, the borderless mayhem of a jolting bus-ride. But out of that disturbance, Sen conjures hope (and she uses the name “Iyer” because it designates a very specific region and religion and caste, that of the South Indian Hindu Brahmin). Mr. and Mrs. Iyer has a sweet, Brief Encounter sincerity that, at a time when we’re all talk of borders and walls, reminds us of Gandhi’s truth: an eye-foran-eye leaves the whole world blind. (Telluride Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Rahul Bose
India
Best movies:
Tahaan (2008)
Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
Before the Rains (2007)
Konkona Sen Sharma
India
Best movies:
Amu (2005)
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a Woman (2007)
Omkara (2006)
Bhisham Sahni
Best movies:
Little Buddha (1993)
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
Shernaz Patel
India
Best movies:
Black (2005)
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012)
Guzaarish (2010)
Masood Akhtar
Best movies:
Ohm Peace Ohm (2007)
Peepli Live (2010)
Story (2012)
Jishu Sengupta
India
Best movies:
Barfi! (2012)
Piku (2015)
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
Surekha Sikri
Best movies:
Little Buddha (1993)
Badhaai Ho (2018)
Dev.D (2009)
Bharat Kaul
Best movies:
Seven Sins Forgiven (2011)
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
Anjan Dutt
India
Best movies:
City of Joy (1992)
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
City of Hope (1991)
Rajatava Dutta
Best movies:
Kaminey: The Scoundrels (2009)
Jagga Jasoos (2017)
Ek Thi Daayan (2013)
Bidipta Chakraborty
India
Best movies:
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
Rabiranjan Maitra
India
Best movies:
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
Richa Vyas
Best movies:
His Daily Bread (1970)
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)