| Meenaxi: Tale of Three Cities | |
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| Directed by | M. F. Husain |
| Written by | Owais Husain M. F. Husain |
| Produced by | Reima Husain |
| Starring | Tabu Kunal Kapoor Raghubir Yadav |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films[1] |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (or Meenaxi) is a 2004 Indian Hindi musical drama film directed by M. F. Husain and starring Tabu, Kunal Kapoor and Raghubir Yadav. The film is centered on Hyderabad novelist Nawab (Yadav) who is suffering from writer's block. After five years and no stories, Nawab comes across an unconventional muse, Meenaxi (Tabu). The three cities referred to in the title are Hyderabad, Jaisalmer and Prague. The film features an acclaimed score and soundtrack by A.R. Rahman.
It is semi-autobiographical in some aspects. There are allusions to Husain's own experiences with his muse, Madhuri Dixit, with whom he made his previous film, Gaja Gamini (2000).[2] The film was screened in the Marché du Film section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
- ^ "Film Distribution Company - Movie Distributors in Theaters". Yash Raj Films. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ thrki (21 March 2004). "Cinematic vision". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2004. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Meenaxi: Tale of 3 cities screened at Cannes". Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.