Serious Men

2020 1h 55m HI

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 43

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Tormented with his 'under-privileged' societal status, a father capitalizes on his son's newfound fame as a boy-genius. Little does he realize that the secret he harbors will destroy the very thing he loves the most.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Ayyan Mani
Nassar
Dr. Arvind Acharya
Indira Tiwari
Oja Mani
Aakshath Das
Adi Mani
Sanjay Narvekar
Keshav Dhavre
Shweta Basu Prasad
Anuja Dhavre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sudhir Mishra
Writers: Abhijeet Khuman, Bhavesh Mandalia, Niren Bhatt
Languages: English, Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sudhir Mishra, shot by Alexander Šurkala. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Karel Antonín. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Atanu Mukherjee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nassar and Indira Tiwari carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10230414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sudhir Mishra directs. Alexander Šurkala behind the camera. Karel Antonín scores. Atanu Mukherjee cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in English, Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
3Directed by Sudhir Mishra, shot by Alexander Šurkala. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Karel Antonín. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Atanu Mukherjee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nassar and Indira Tiwari carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt10230414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alexander Šurkala
Original score: Karel Antonín
Editing: Atanu Mukherjee
Production design: Rakesh Yadav
Costume design: Sheetal Sharma
VFX supervisor: Dinesh Solanki
Sound: Sanjay Maurya
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: HI
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Serious Men (2020)

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Tejas Nair2020-10-03
★ 6/10
The kid (Aakshath Das) shines in Serious Men, a social drama that reminded me of Malayalam comedy Salt Mango Tree (2015), and which is more about the stress that children feel at the hands of their ambitious and competitive guardians and less about class divide despite the montages that show otherwise. Here, the kid's father (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), hailing from a backward caste and having an antagonistic view of the world, uses the caste card and his child to aim for the stars, garnering applause and hollow fame on the way. But for what? Serious Men goes on to throw social commentary at you on how the rich and the influential act as parasites on the downtrodden with ample amounts of quirky humour and useless fillers. But, notably, it also gives you a peek into the ill effects of over ambition, giving a spine-tingling climax to an otherwise humdrum proceedings. Siddiqui, Indira Tiwari, and Nasser are all well-directed by Sudhir Mishra, who has finally had a good comeback since Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011). If you are not ready to accept what Serious Men tells, and not preaches, you, this will be a fine afternoon affair. A better watch to parents who have or are deciding to join apps like Whitehat Jr. TN.

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