| Mr. and Mrs. Iyer | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Aparna Sen |
| Written by | Aparna Sen |
| Produced by | N. Venkatesan Rupali Mehta |
| Starring | Rahul Bose Konkona Sen Sharma |
| Cinematography | Goutam Ghose |
| Edited by | Raviranjan Maitra |
| Music by | Zakir Hussain |
| Distributed by | MG Distribution[1] Tips Exports[2] |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₹10 million[3] |
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is a 2002 Indian English-language drama film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan. The film features Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahul Bose portrays the character of Raja Chowdhury, a Bengali Muslim wildlife photographer. The story revolves around these two lead characters during a fateful bus journey amidst the carnages of a communal strife in India. Zakir Hussain composed the background score and music for the film and Goutam Ghose was the cinematographer.
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and was showcased at other prominent film festivals. The film opened to Indian audiences on 19 July 2002. It was met with critical acclaim upon release, and won several national and international awards, including the Golden Maile award at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration in India. The film had English as its predominant language with a sporadic use of Hindi, Tamil, and Bengali.
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