Serious Men (film)

Serious Men is an Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy-drama film directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film is based on the book of the same name by Manu Joseph[2] and features Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role. The film is produced by Bombay Fables and Cineraas Entertainment.[3] It was released on Netflix on 2 October 2020.[4]

Serious Men
Netflix release poster
Directed bySudhir Mishra
Produced bySudhir Mishra
Bhavesh Mandalia
Sejal Shah
Written byBhavesh Mandalia
Abhijeet Khuman
Niren Bhatt
Nikhil Nair
Based onSerious Men by Manu Joseph
Starring
Music byKarel Antonin
CinematographyAlexander Sukala
Edited byAtanu Mukherjee
Production
company
Bombay Fables
Cineraas Entertainment
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

The story follows Ayyan Mani, a middle-aged man working as an assistant to an astronomer at the National Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai. He lives in a slum with his wife and son. Furious at his situation in life, Ayyan develops an outrageous story that his 10-year-old son is a science genius—a lie which later gets out of control.

Cast

Production

The film is based on the book Serious Men by Manu Joseph.[2] The makers of the film decided to cast Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the lead in June 2019.[5] Principal photography commenced in September 2019.[6]

Release

The film was released on Netflix on 2 October 2020.[4]

References
  1. "Serious Men (2020)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Serious Men to release on Netflix". The Indian Express. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in Netflix's Serious Men, directed by Sudhir Mishra". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. "Serious Men teaser: Nawazuddin Siddiqui takes charge of his son's destiny in 30-second video, watch". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui bags lead role in Netflix's 'Serious Men'". ANI News. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Netflix starrer Serious Men shoot begins". IWMBuzz. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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