Waiting (2015 film)

Waiting
Movie poster featuring two people, a man and a woman standing, with a smile on her face. Text at the top of the poster reveals the cast, and at the bottom displays the title, name of the director, and name of the producer. On top left and right are the logos of the production companies while the bottom right of the poster reveals the release date.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnu Menon
Written by
  • Anu Menon
  • James Ruzicka
  • Atika Chohan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNeha Parti Matiyani
Edited by
Music byMikey McCleary
Production
companies
Release dates
  • 11 December 2015 (2015-12-11) (Dubai International Film Festival)
  • 27 May 2016 (2016-05-27) (India)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi[1]
Box office₹35 million[2] ($540,000)

Waiting is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anu Menon. Produced by Priti Gupta and Manish Mundra under the banner of Ishka Films and Drishyam Films respectively, the film was co-written by Menon and James Ruzicka, and stars Naseeruddin Shah and Kalki Koechlin. Waiting focuses on the relationship between two people from different walks of life who befriend each other in a hospital, while nursing their respective comatose spouses. Rajat Kapoor, Suhasini Maniratnam, Arjun Mathur, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Rajeev Ravindranathan play supporting roles in the film.

The development of the film began in June 2014, when Menon signed Koechlin and Shah for an untitled project. Principal photography started in November 2014 in the South Indian coastal city of Kochi; Neha Parti served as the cinematographer for the film. New Zealand-based singer-songwriter Mikey McCleary composed the film's score. Nitin Baid and Apurva Asrani edited the film, and Atika Chohan wrote the dialogue. Waiting also marked the Hindi film debut of the prominent South Indian actress-director Suhasini Maniratnam. Koechlin also made her debut as a lyricist with the film's soundtrack, writing the song "Waiting for You".

Waiting had its world premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival on 11 December 2015 to positive reviews from critics. It was also screened at the closing gala of the London Asian Film Festival, where Menon won the Best Director Award. The film was released theatrically in India on 27 May 2016. Upon release in India, Waiting was well received by critics, with particular praise for the performances of Koechlin and Shah, and Menon's direction. The film had a below average run at the box office, collecting a total of ₹35 million (US$420,000) during its theatrical run.

  1. ^ "Waiting (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Waiting". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.