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Released 7 years ago.
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Photograph
2019 1h 51m HI
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 84
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection that transforms them in ways that they could not expect.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Rafi
Sanya Malhotra
Miloni
Farrukh Jaffar
Dadi
Akash Sinha
Banke
Abdul Quadir Amin
Amjad
Sachin Khedekar
Kanti Bhai
Denzil Smith
Hasmukh Bhai
Brinda Trivedi
Saloni
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ritesh Batra
- Writers
- Ritesh Batra
- Languages
- English, Hindi
- Countries
- Germany, India, United States of America
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
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International production across 3 countries: Germany, India, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ritesh Batra, shot by Ben Kutchins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Peter Raeburn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor John F. Lyons shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra and Farrukh Jaffar carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt7778680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ritesh Batra directs. Ben Kutchins behind the camera. Peter Raeburn scores. John F. Lyons cuts. Produced in Germany, India, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Germany, India, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Ritesh Batra, shot by Ben Kutchins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Peter Raeburn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor John F. Lyons shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra and Farrukh Jaffar carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt7778680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 18 themes, including "affectation", "aggressive", "zealous", "calm".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ben Kutchins
- Original score
- Peter Raeburn
- Editing
- John F. Lyons
- Production design
- Shruti Gupte
- Costume design
- Niharikha Bhasin Khan
- Makeup / hair
- Neha Kamra
- VFX supervisor
- Mahesh Baria
- Sound
- Moritz Hoffmeister
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- HI
Also by
Ritesh Batra
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
filmscience
US
- KN
KNM
FR
- PO
Poetic License
IN
- PO
Pola Pandora Filmproduktions
DE
- SK
Skywalk Films
IN
Key crew
- ProducerNeil Kopp
- ProducerVincent Savino
- ProducerAnish Savjani
- Second Unit DirectorRaj Rishi More
- First Assistant DirectorVishesh Deepak Sareen
- Second Assistant DirectorAvijit Khanwilkar
- Assistant DirectorAarshna Shah
- Assistant DirectorAman Dahiya
- Assistant DirectorPrateek Sethi
- Assistant DirectorShubham Gupta
- ProducerMichael Weber
- ProducerMichel Merkt
- ProducerRitesh Batra
- ProducerViola Fügen
- Co-ProducerJeff Rowles
- Executive ProducerArun Rangachari
- Executive ProducerGaurav Mishra
- Executive ProducerSmriti Jain
- Executive ProducerVivek Rangachari
- Line ProducerSanjeev Mishra
- Production ManagerAnand Mishra
- Production ControllerKeta Shroff
- Production AssistantKshitij Ravi Prasad
- Focus PullerAnant Kathe
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- affectation
- aggressive
- zealous
- calm
- candid
- absurd
- dramatic
- critical
- whimsical
- admiring
- adoring
- ambiguous
- ambivalent
- appreciative
- approving
- assertive
- awestruck
- compassionate
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2019-01-27· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2019-05-17
Also known as
International titles
- PhotographUS
- Ritesh Batra s PhotographIR
- 相中情书CN
- FotoqrafAZ
