Monica, O My Darling

Monica, O My Darling
Official release poster
Directed byVasan Bala
Screenplay byYogesh Chandekar
Story byKeigo Higashino
Based onBurutasu No Shinzou [ja]
by Keigo Higashino
Produced bySarita Patil
Sanjay Routray
Dikssha Jyote Routray
Vishal Bajaj
Kewal Garg
Anish Vikramaditya
Starring
CinematographySwapnil S. Sonawane
Edited byAtanu Mukherjee
Music byAchint Thakkar
Mikey McCleary
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
Running time
129 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Monica, O My Darling[2] is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir dark comedy crime thriller film directed by Vasan Bala.[3] The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte.[4][5] It is based on the 1989 Japanese detective novel Burutasu No Shinzou [ja] (transl. Heart of Brutus) by Keigo Higashino.[6] The film's title is taken from the 1971 film Caravan's song "Piya Tu Ab To Aja".[7][8] It released on 11 November 2022 on Netflix.[9]

Upon release, Monica, O My Darling received positive reviews from critics and became the most-viewed Indian film on Netflix.[10]

At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Monica, O My Darling received 9 nominations, including Best Web Original Film, Best Director in a Web Original Film (Bala), Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Rao), Best Actress in a Web Original Film (Qureshi) and Best Supporting Actress in a Web Original Film (Apte), and won 4 awards, including Best Web Original Film and Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Critics (Rao).

  1. ^ "Monica, O My Darling". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Monica, O My Darling | Comedy x Crime x Drama | Only on Netflix". About Netflix. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Netflix sets Nov 11 premiere for Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte's Monica O My Darling". The Indian Express. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte to star in Vasan Bala-directorial 'Monica, O My Darling'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Monica, O My Darling first look: Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte, Huma Qureshi star in Netflix project". The Indian Express. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ "'Monica, O My Darling' movie review: Vasan Bala's notorious noir is intoxicating". The Hindu. 11 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Monica, O My Darling movie review: A smart, sparkling whodunnit with a zingy soundtrack". CNBC Tv18. 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Vasan Bala's Monica O My Darling is a whodunnit and much more". The Telegraph. 11 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Monica, O My Darling starring Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi, Radhika Apte to release on Netflix on November 11, 2022". Bollywood Hungama. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Monica, O My Darling tops Netflix chart with question Who was Huma Qureshi's child's father?". TrueScoop. 14 November 2022. The film topped the Netflix chart and created buzz among the fans.