- Release Date: 2002
- Runtime: 120 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni, Surekha Sikri ... see all
- Director: Aparna Sen
- Plot: Meenakshi Iyer comes from a devout Hindu Brahmin family, purely vegetarian, who not only abstain from meat, but also food from restaurants, is the only child, married to Subramaniam Iyer... Read more
User Reviews
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer review
Nov 09, 2005
invisigoth226 - yahoo.com
Nov 09, 2005invisigoth226 - yahoo.com
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is an incredible film across the board and is appealing to both Indian and international audiences. Its subtle romance and realism can be appreciated by Indians due to the overabundance of melodramatic movies in Bollywood. American audiences... Full review
Among the best movies
Oct 19, 2005
staralam - imdb.com
Oct 19, 2005staralam - imdb.com
This is among the best of movies Indian cinema has produced. The plot/ storyline is powerful which is augmented by splendid performance by lead actors. It also exhibits the communal undercurrents going on in Indian society. It was a bold... Full review
an incredible masterpiece
Mar 27, 2005
Rdiger Tomczak - imdb.com
Mar 27, 2005Rdiger Tomczak - imdb.com
There are films which we see by accident and which we won't never forget. One of these films is Aparna Sens MR. AND MRS.IYER by one of the greatest Indian women filmmakers. At the first sight I wasn't sure at... Full review
Its not about Hindu and Muslim
Mar 01, 2005
Vivek Thakur - imdb.com
Mar 01, 2005Vivek Thakur - imdb.com
Hindu - Muslim riots in the movie is merely the backdrop. People who have commented here just see it as a yet another attempt to take advantage of western perception of India. Sorry, it seems you have completely missed the... Full review
Intriguing Journey
Dec 07, 2004
Ash Angelfire - imdb.com
Dec 07, 2004Ash Angelfire - imdb.com
Meenakshi Iyer is traveling on a bus with her son Santanam and befriends a fellow passenger Raja, a wild-life photographer. When fundamentalists attack the bus, she claims the photographer as her husband thus saving his life. Reason: Raja is Muslim.... Full review
...a thought provoking and insightful film.
May 18, 2004
aparajita - imdb.com
May 18, 2004aparajita - imdb.com
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer deals with many prevalent issues existing with in India today. It is a social commentary on the class system, religious warfare and gender inequalities. The film is shot beautifully, juxtapopposing the beauty of nature against the... Full review
An amazing film... the screenplay and filming left me breathless.
Jan 13, 2004
Chandreyee - imdb.com
Jan 13, 2004Chandreyee - imdb.com
Aparna Sen has done a wonderful job writing and directing this film. The characters are delightfully underplayed (a nice change from the common melodrama of Hindi films), and Konkona Sen-Sharma and Rahul Bose were wonderfully believable.But best of all was... Full review
Movie for the well-versed
Jan 02, 2004
Arik - imdb.com
Jan 02, 2004Arik - imdb.com
Indian movie seems to continue to come of age. Mr. & Mrs. Iyer is a refreshing departure from the plethora of Indian movies based on the identity crisis facing the Indian diaspora (please God, no more movies on ABCDs).The background... Full review
Superb, realistic film with a mixed message
Sep 07, 2003
Arun Vajpey - imdb.com
Sep 07, 2003Arun Vajpey - imdb.com
I disagree with the reviewer who says that this is a film made just to win awards in the West. On the contrary, one would have to be an Indian to understand the nuances throughout the film and I don't... Full review
Breathtakingly beautiful.
May 16, 2003
sundr9 - imdb.com
May 16, 2003sundr9 - imdb.com
Konkana SenSharma (Meenakshi Iyer),is the daughter of the Director Aparna Sen. The secret to a good Movie is the Story and the Casting of the Principal Characters. She could't have done a better job. This is a tale of two... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Dec 12, 2008Sify
But Rahul has his list of favourites movies - he liked his performances in English August , Kaal Purush , Mr and Mrs Iyer and Everybody Says I am Fine .
Japanese Wife will be my best work: Rahul Bose
... Full Review
News
Rani out, Konkana in
rediff.com –
2004-10-06
Sensharma's National Award-winning performance in Mr And Mrs Iyer had caught Nair's attention. The shooting for the film will span Kolkata and New York, the two cities that the book traverses to portray the protagonist's struggle to come to terms... ... Full Article
Bye bye Bollywood
smh.com.au –
2003-07-31
MUMBAI: Aparna Sen's award winning Mr and Mrs Iyer on Star Movies pitted against Erin Brokovich on HBO walked away with the TRP honours last week. ... Full Article
M onsoon Wedding at Venice, Lagaan at the Oscars, Bombay Dreams at West End.Undoubtedly, India is the flavour of the year. To this global awakening of 'Indianness' comes Indian Summer , a bouquet of Indian cinema classics which will... ... Full Article




