Mrs. is an Indian Hindi-drama film which is an official remake of the Malayalam film, The Great Indian Kitchen(2021). Directed by Arati Kadav, the movie is about a newly-wed woman who is forced to deal with the ancient partriarchal customs. Sanya Malhotra takes the lead role of the film, whereas Kanwaljit Singh and Nishant Dahiya play another important roles.
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English vinglish is a 2012 Indian-Hindi movie written and directed by Gauri Shinde. The movie revolves around Shashi Godbole(played by Sreedevi), who enrolls in an English-speaking course so as to escape from the mocking of her husband and daughter. This story is a journey of a woman who finds herself and gains self-respect as the story grows.
This Movie marked as the return of actress Sridevi, after her 15-year hiatus.
This 2021 Malayalam-language drama written and directed by Jeo Baby tells the story of a newly-wed woman(played by Nimisha Sajayan) who is stuck n the patriarchal practices of her husband’s family. Mrs. is confirmed to be the official remake of this film. This movie enlightens the audience with freedom and dignity after showing a series of unpleasant happenings.
Darlings is a 2022 Indian-Hindi black comedy co-written and directed by Jasmeet K. Reen, from a screenplay by Parveez Sheikh.The film was produced by Alia Bhatt, Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma unders the banners Red Chillies Entertainment and Eternal Sunshine Productions. Darlings deals with the topic of domestic violence, but with a humor approach so as to make the audience connect with the story. Alia Bhatt plays the main lead in the movie. Vijay Varama, Shefali Shah and Roshan Mathew are the other important characters.
This 2022 Indian-Malayalam black comedy film directed by Vipin das is a satire on gender stereotypes in the society. Starring Darshana Rajendran and Basil Joseph, the movie received heavy positive reviews and was a huge success in the box-office. The movie seems to irritate the audience with the stereotypical discrimination made by Jaya’s parents towards her, but it takes a 180 degree turn in it’s story line as Jaya starts to react to her husband Rajesh who kept on abusing her.
Queen is a 2014 Hindi-comedy drama directed by Vikas Bahl, produced by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Madhu Mantena. The film revolves around Rani Mehra(played by Kangana Ranaut), a Punjabi girl from Delhi who visits Paris and Amsterdam for her honeymooon by herself as her fiance(played yby Rajkumar Rao) calls off their wedding. It is regarded as one of the bets feminist film by many critics and scholars.