Sidewalk Cafe in collaboration with the Indian Cultural Centre screen Mr and Mrs Iyer next Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Iyer is an Indian drama film, written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N Venkatesan. The film features Aparna Sen’s daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin. Rahul Bose portrays the character of Raja Chowdhury, a 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. When a rioting Hindu mob arrives and forcibly enters the bus, interrogating passengers about their religious identities, Meenakshi Iyer shields Raja’s Muslim identity by introducing him and her as Mr and Mrs Iyer to the rioters.
After two harrowing nights during which they witness a horrific murder and Meenakshi comes to terms with her own prejudices, true affection develops between them, melting away all their differences.
Zakir Hussain, an Indian tabla maestro, composed the background score and music for the film; Goutam Ghose, a film director himself, was the cinematographer.
Admission is free and the film starts at 7pm
