Monica (2011 film)

Monica
Directed bySushen Bhatnagar
Written bySushen Bhatnagar
Produced byKush Bhargava
Starring
CinematographyChandan Goswami
Edited by
  • Santosh Kumar
  • Aadesh Verma
Music byRaju Rao
Distributed byAj Media Corporation
Running time
119 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Monica is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film[1] written and directed by Sushen Bhatnagar, starring Divya Dutta, Ashutosh Rana and Rajit Kapur, and produced by Anup Jalota and Kush Bhargava.[2][3] It is directed by Sushen Bhatnagar and is inspired from real life incidents such as the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case and the 2G spectrum case.[4]

Plot

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The film traces the story of Monica Jaitley (Divya Dutta), who is an ambitious woman who wants to rise to the top at any cost. She has had a tormented life as a child, as she was sexually abused in her childhood. Leaving her horrid past behind, she falls in love with journalist Raj Jaitley (Rajit Kapoor). They do get married; however, they have an unhappy married life. She becomes a journalist herself, and this creates a rift between them. The story traces her rise to the top and the compromises she ends up making and their impact on her personal life.[4][5]

Cast

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  • Divya Dutta ... Monica Jaitley (Journalist)
  • Rajit Kapur ... Raj Jaitley (Monica's husband)
  • Ashutosh Rana ... Chandrakant Pandit (Politician)
  • Kitu Gidwani ... Pamela Grewal (Industrialist)
  • Yashpal Sharma ... Public Prosecutor Mathur
  • Tinnu Anand ... Assem Ray
  • Kunika ... Judge
  • Yatin Karyekar ... M.J.
  • Mithilesh Chaturvedi ... Defence Lawyer
  • Saurabh Dubey ... Shrikant Vohra
  • Dadhey Pandey ... Sandeep Mishra (Broker)
  • Anil Rastogi ... Monica's Father
  • Veda Rakesh ... Monica's Mother
  • Padam Singh ... Gopinath Pandey
  • Zarine Viccajee ... House Owner - Nainita

Soundtrack

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Reception

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Mahesh Bhatt tweeted, "Monica is a brave film, and Divya Dutta bears her soul on the screen like Shabana Azmi once did in the movie Arth".[6]

Koimoi.com gave it a half star and a very unflattering review - "On the whole, Monica is a dull show and will not be able to prove itself at the ticket windows. Resounding flop!" [7]

Glamsham.com gave it 1.5/5 and their final take on the movie was "The hotchpotch film is a disappointment. MONICA, no my darling!" [4]

Indian Express review - "Monica has the intention, and a couple of effective performances, but doesn't keep up with its execution." [5]

Hindustan Times - Mayank Shekhar gave it 1/5 stars [8]

The Times of India gave it 3/5 stars and a decent review - "Don't be mislead by the title and don't be foxed by the low key publicity. This one's truly a surprise. Check it out." [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Monica". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ "Indian Express - Foxxy ladies".
  3. ^ "One cannot survive on ghazals only: Anup Jalota". The Times of India.
  4. ^ a b c "Monica Movie Review - Glamsham.com".
  5. ^ a b "Monica Movie Review - Indian Express".
  6. ^ "No actress would dare to attempt Monica: Divya Dutta". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Koimoi.com - Monica Review".
  8. ^ "Mayank Shekhar's Review: Monica". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011.
  9. ^ "ToI Review: Monica". The Times of India.
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