Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

2002
1h 57min

A bus is setting out to Calcutta from a village in West Bengal. Meenakshi Iyer, who is from a strict orthodox Hindu background, is leaving to Chennai for her husband, with her young child, after the vacation with her parents. By chance, she gets a co-passenger who is also to Chennai, Rajah, a photographer, introduced by one of the friends of her father. During the journey they build a good relationship. But a Hindu-Muslim communal riot sets out in the meantime, in some areas they had to travel. Then she comes to face the fact that Rajah is not a Hindu but a Muslim whose real name is Jehangir. Even though she curses herself at that time while some Hindu fanatics evade their bus she saves him introducing as Mr. Iyer. But they have to reach their destination while the other passengers know Rajah as no one else but Mr. Iyer.

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

Storyline

A bus is setting out to Calcutta from a village in West Bengal. Meenakshi Iyer, who is from a strict orthodox Hindu background, is leaving to Chennai for her husband, with her young child, after the vacation with her parents. By chance, she gets a co-passenger who is also to Chennai, Rajah, a photographer, introduced by one of the friends of her father. During the journey they build a good relationship. But a Hindu-Muslim communal riot sets out in the meantime, in some areas they had to travel. Then she comes to face the fact that Rajah is not a Hindu but a Muslim whose real name is Jehangir. Even though she curses herself at that time while some Hindu fanatics evade their bus she saves him introducing as Mr. Iyer. But they have to reach their destination while the other passengers know Rajah as no one else but Mr. Iyer.
    Released
    19 July 2002
    Runtime
    1h 57min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Triplecom Media Production
Cast
Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose
Jehangir "Raja" Chowdhury
Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma
Meenakshi S. Iyer
Bhisham Sahni
Bhisham Sahni
Iqbal Ahmed Khan
Surekha Sikri
Surekha Sikri
Najma Ahmed Khan
Sunil Mukherjee
Sunil Mukherjee
Bungalow caretaker
Anjan Dutt
Anjan Dutt
Cohen
Esha Chauhan
Acting
Kalyan Ray
Acting
P.P. Bajaj
Acting
Rahul Mulani
Production
Shernaz Patel
Shernaz Patel
Acting
Theron D'Souza
Acting
Mona Ghosh Shetty
Acting
Vijaya Subramanium
Meenakshi's Mother
A.V. Iyenger
Meenakshi's Father
Rabi Ranjan Moitra
Dr. Chatterjee
Niharika Seth
Acting
Riddhi Basu
Acting
Arnab Moitra
Acting
Richa Vyas
Acting
Eden Das
Acting
Jishnu Sengupta
Acting
Jagpal Singh
Art
K. Deep
Acting
Kaushik Bose
Acting
Bidipta Chakraborty
Bidipta Chakraborty
Mrs. Dube
Punam Singh
Acting
Masood Akhtar
Masood Akhtar
Passenger
Veena Kichlu
Acting
Surjeet Singh
Crew
Arnab Dutta
Acting
Rwita Datta Chakraborty
Disabled boy's mother
Rajatabha Dutta
Rajatabha Dutta
Card player #1
Shubham Singh
Acting
Joydeep Munshi
Acting
Vinayak Rao Joshi
Acting
Lakhan Das
Acting
Lalbabu Pandit
Acting
Chandan Sen
Chandan Sen
Hindu fanatic
Dipak Ghose
Acting
Bharat Kaul
Bharat Kaul
Rajesh Arora
Suhel Seth
Acting
Kajol Chakraborty
Acting
Shibnath Dey
Acting
Kartik Chintamani
Mani Iyer
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