Monica (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Sushen Bhatnagar |
| Written by | Sushen Bhatnagar |
| Produced by | Kush Bhargava |
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| Cinematography | Chandan Goswami |
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| Music by | Raju Rao |
| Distributed by | Aj Media Corporation |
Running time | 119 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Monica is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film[1] written and directed by Sushen Bhatnagar, starring Divya Dutta, Ashutosh Rana and Rajit Kapur, and produced by Anup Jalota and Kush Bhargava.[2][3] It is directed by Sushen Bhatnagar and is inspired from real life incidents such as the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case and the 2G spectrum case.[4]
Plot
The film traces the story of Monica Jaitley (Divya Dutta), who is an ambitious woman who wants to rise to the top at any cost. She has had a tormented life as a child, as she was sexually abused in her childhood. Leaving her horrid past behind, she falls in love with journalist Raj Jaitley (Rajit Kapoor). They do get married; however, they have an unhappy married life. She becomes a journalist herself, and this creates a rift between them. The story traces her rise to the top and the compromises she ends up making and their impact on her personal life.[4][5]
Cast
- Divya Dutta ... Monica Jaitley (Journalist)
- Rajit Kapur ... Raj Jaitley (Monica's husband)
- Ashutosh Rana ... Chandrakant Pandit (Politician)
- Kitu Gidwani ... Pamela Grewal (Industrialist)
- Yashpal Sharma ... Public Prosecutor Mathur
- Tinnu Anand ... Assem Ray
- Kunika ... Judge
- Yatin Karyekar ... M.J.
- Mithilesh Chaturvedi ... Defence Lawyer
- Saurabh Dubey ... Shrikant Vohra
- Dadhey Pandey ... Sandeep Mishra (Broker)
- Anil Rastogi ... Monica's Father
- Veda Rakesh ... Monica's Mother
- Padam Singh ... Gopinath Pandey
- Zarine Viccajee ... House Owner - Nainita
Soundtrack
Reception
Mahesh Bhatt tweeted, "Monica is a brave film, and Divya Dutta bears her soul on the screen like Shabana Azmi once did in the movie Arth".[6]
Koimoi.com gave it a half star and a very unflattering review - "On the whole, Monica is a dull show and will not be able to prove itself at the ticket windows. Resounding flop!" [7]
Glamsham.com gave it 1.5/5 and their final take on the movie was "The hotchpotch film is a disappointment. MONICA, no my darling!" [4]
Indian Express review - "Monica has the intention, and a couple of effective performances, but doesn't keep up with its execution." [5]
Hindustan Times - Mayank Shekhar gave it 1/5 stars [8]
The Times of India gave it 3/5 stars and a decent review - "Don't be mislead by the title and don't be foxed by the low key publicity. This one's truly a surprise. Check it out." [9]
References
- ^ a b "Monica". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Indian Express - Foxxy ladies".
- ^ "One cannot survive on ghazals only: Anup Jalota". The Times of India.
- ^ a b c "Monica Movie Review - Glamsham.com".
- ^ a b "Monica Movie Review - Indian Express".
- ^ "No actress would dare to attempt Monica: Divya Dutta". The Times of India.
- ^ "Koimoi.com - Monica Review".
- ^ "Mayank Shekhar's Review: Monica". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011.
- ^ "ToI Review: Monica". The Times of India.