Read Cast from the story Photograph by ImpossibleDelight (Impie xo) with 11,050 reads. 2. The film was screened on 14 February 2019 for its European premiere at the festival. [9], The film was selected in Berlinale Special section of 69th Berlin International Film Festival. (no paid review) t.co/pByyhVyLvc", "Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra... #TheLunchbox director Ritesh Batra's new film #Photograph to now release on 15 March 2019 in India... New poster: t.co/XyJVclhOPm", "Here is the list of latest movies to watch on Amazon Prime in May 2019", "Photograph Movie Review: A Tender, Meditative, Poetic Film", "Slow-Burning Mumbai And A Leap Of Inter-Faith In Ritesh Batra's "Photograph, "Firstpost at Sundance: Ritesh Batra's Photograph fails to replicate The Lunchbox's magic", "Nominations for the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 are out! But it is evocative and its tenderness will stay with you." The journey into her estranged mother's past exposes many secrets and ignites a powerful, unexpected romance with rising-star journalist Michael Block (Lakeith Stanfield). [3] The film follows a street photographer Rafi (Siddiqui), who tries to convince Miloni (Malhotra) to pose as his fiancee so that his grandmother stops pressuring him to get married. His grandmother (Farrukh Jaffar) wishes to see him married and constantly pressures him to find a suitable match. "[17] Caryn James of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "nuanced, slow-burn, will-they-or-won't-they romance" and noted that Batra "turns a story that sounds tired and goofy into a lovely film with a tone of tender sadness. Cast. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Y'lan Noel, 32 Young Issac Jefferson. "[20] Prahlad Srihari of Firstpost felt that the film "fails to replicate The Lunchboxs magic and called it a "slow-paced dramedy that can't quite transcend its clever setup. 4. ", "Everyone ends up in the same damned place. When Rafi’s grandmother further prods to introduce her to his fiancé, he tracks down Miloni, a student belonging to a middle-class family. She says, "The film is so quiet and so still in some parts, that you will get impatient. [11] It will be distributed and released in USA by Amazon Studios. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles. robbieshapiro, victorious, jadewest. 3. Rafi convinces her to fake their relationship, to which Miloni readily agrees. "[7] Anupama Chopra of Film Companion gives three stars out of five and finds the film tender, meditative and poetic. 10. The plot revolves around a struggling street photographer Rafi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), based in Mumbai, who works day and night to pay off an old family debt. "[18], Fionnuala Halligan of Screen International noted that the film's "deliberate pace does bring some rich rewards for the patient viewer, while a lovely ending feels like a throwback to the old-fashioned big screen romances of yore. Issa Rae is a golden goddess while walking the red carpet at the premiere of The Photograph … [16] Guy Lodge of Variety said that the film "has the same quiet streak of wistful sentimentality that made The Lunchbox so globally beloved — and, for that matter, the same softly-softly humanity found in his two subsequent English-language efforts.