Monica o my darling cast

A neo-noir, crime comedy thriller that also doubles up as a murder mystery, Monica O My Darling isn't your usual Bollywood commercial potboiler. Or at least that's what you'd like to believe until you actually sit through and watch this 2-hour-10-minutes long film and realise that it's so Bollywoodised that you just can't get over the plot twists and predictability of events, which make this Vasan Bala directorial a fun yet average watch. Average because the moment it was revealed at the film's teaser launch that Andhadhun director Sriram Raghavan was to helm the film but Bala took over after five years, one expected a similar experience. Unfortunately, despite having Raghavan's flavour throughout, Monica O My Darling doesn't even come close to Andhadhun's magic. (Also read: Uunchai movie review: A heartwarming tale of friendship and loss) Monica O My Darling movie review: Rajkummar Rao in a still from the movie. The story revolves around Jayant Arkhedkar (Rajkummar Rao), a robotics expert and an ambitious young man, who is dating Nikki (Akansha Ranjan Kapoor) hoping that one day they'd marry and he would rule Unicorn group owned by her father Satyanarayan Adhikari (Vijay Kenkre). Even after a promotion that upsets Nishikant Adhikari (Sikander Kher), it's not a smooth road for Jayant, as he gets into a fling with company's secretary Monica Machado (Huma Qureshi). Little does Jayant know that he's not the only prey Monica has her eyes on. She continues to blackmail Nishikan...

Monica, O My Darling Movie Review : Actor Rajkummar Rao is searching for a successful movie to make up for the failure of his most recent release, “Hit: The First Case,” at the box office. His eagerly anticipated Netflix film “Monica, O My Darling” is now streaming online. To find out if Rajkummar Rao can enthral the audience with his new thriller and achieve yet another hit in his career, let’s dive into the thorough evaluation of this film. Story Affair with Monica Machado involves sleek robotics specialist Jayant Arkhedkar. For money, Monica starts extorting Jayant about their relationship. Jayanth is left with little choice but to arrange the funds. In the meantime, he meets two additional individuals who were previously duped by Monica, and after some deliberation, they decide to murder Monica to put an end to everything. ACP Naidu is given the Monice missing person case. The rest of the plot is formed by the circumstances they must deal with. Cast & Crew Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte, Huma Qureshi, Radhika Madan, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Zayn Marie Khan, Faisal Rashid, Sikandar Kher, Shiva Rindani, and Bagavathi Perumal are among the cast members of “Monica, O My Darling.” Vasan Bala is the film’s director, and Sanjay Routray and Sarita Patil are its producers. Achint Thakkar composed the music for this movie, and Swapnil S. Sonawane was in charge of the photography. Movie Name Monica, O My Darling Director Vasan Bala Music Director Achint Thakkar Producer Sanjay Routray...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 31 (ANI): Wanting to watch a film that has elements of white collar crime drama and black comedy? Then your wait is over. Rajkummar Rao is coming up with a film titled ‘Monica O My Darling’ that will treat with you both the genres. On Monday, the trailer of Vasant Bala’s directorial was unveiled. Radhika Apte, Huma Qureshi, Sikandar Kher, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Bagavathi Perumal, Sikandar Kher, Sukant Goel and Zayn Marie Khan are also a part of the film. In the trailer, Jayant Arkhedkar (Rajkummar), a robotics expert played by Rajkummar Rao, tries to effect the perfect murder, enlisting the help of his oddball colleagues. Sharing more details about the film, Vasan Bala said, “I am excited for the audience to get a glimpse into the world of Monica O My Darling and be a part of this dark humored crime mystery. I cannot wait for the audience to see what a fabulous job the cast has done, and it’s been a terrific ride collaborating with Matchbox Shots, who have been absolutely superb and I always look forward to working with Netflix and creating ground-breaking, binge-worthy content.” ‘Monica O My Darling’ will be out on Netflix on November 11. (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

Director: Vasan Bala Writer: Yogesh Chandekar Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi, Radhika Apte, Zayn Marie Khan, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Sukant Goel, Sikandar Kher The running time of Monica, O My Darling is a little over two hours, but it took me three hours to complete the new Netflix thriller. There were no loo breaks or domestic distractions involved; on the contrary, my eyes never left the screen. The truth is my old VHS-tape habits emerged: I spent a majority of the film pausing and replaying moments. Not because I was scanning a colourful murder mystery for carefully planted clues – it had nothing to do with the plot. It had nothing to do with the countless Easter Eggs and retro hat-tips either. The reasons are purely sensory. It’s just…fun to watch. It has something to do with – to quote director Andrew Dominik – the “musicality of film”. This musicality was once inherent to the beats of a Bollywood potboiler, but it’s a forgotten art in modern Hindi cinema. Several scenes in Monica, O My Darling, like any great song, reclaim the harmony of timing and tone. A dance move here. A turn of phrase there. A slow-mo entry shot here. An erotically clumsy scuffle there. They simply summon a feeling, a finger-snapping rhythm that’s difficult to resist. The movie comes at us from this space, where narrative style doubles up as visceral substance. That’s the thing about director Vasan Bala. His cinephilia – which shaped Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (2018) and even the screenplay of Bo...

Monica O My Darling Plot Synopsis JayantArkhedkar is a robotics genius from IIT who aspires to reign the world of technology with his creations and machines. He is engaged to his girlfriend Nikki and gets a seat on the board of directors at her father’s tech company – Unicorn. He finally gets everything he dreamed of – a loving relationship and a glowing career. But he doesn’t live in a bed of roses, and his secret affair with the CEO’s secretary, Monica, can destroy his life in an instant. When Monica tells Jayant that she is pregnant, he asks her to abort the child as their affair can ruin lives. But determined and fierce Monica refuses to do so and claims that she can raise the child alone, and Jayant can help her monetarily. Later, in the office, Jayant receives a set of his photographs taken with Monica, along with a letter asking him to meet at a hotel. It is later revealed that Nishikant Adhikari, son of the CEO, and Arvind, an accountant from the company, are also being blackmailed by Monica under the same threat. In an attempt to finish the matters once and for all, they hash out a plan to kill Monica. Nishikant, the mastermind behind it all, agrees to kill her if Jayant and Arvind help him dispose of the body and sign an agreement implicating themselves. The plan goes awry as the next day, they get to know that Nishikant has died and Monica is alive. Thus begins a series of complicated events that lead to murders and a conspiracy to keep Monica’s pregnancy a secr...

Premium Monica O My Darling movie review: Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi serve a fun watch Monica O My Darling movie review: Rajkummar Rao is reliably solid, Sikandar Kher livens things up, and Radhika Apte has so much fun as the female version of the standard quirky cop that you wish she had more to do. Also Read | Director Vasan Bala’s penchant for whackiness (‘Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota’) is evident right from the beginning. A gruesome killing is served as an aperitif, even before we’ve properly settled down. And for the main course, we get misbegotten lust, femme fatales who sway to the one of the most famous cabaret numbers in Hindi cinema (Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja), and a killer whose biggest achilles heel is his vanity. The proceedings remind you a bit of twisty James Hadley Chase novels. All characters are immoral or plain crooked. And so of course, there’s a flash of ‘Johnny Gaddar’, Sriram Raghavan’s terrific thriller about a heist gone wrong. You can see traces of other well-known films: the director and writer Yogesh Chandekar are clearly Bollywood fanboys, but when they put their paws on an immortal scene from ‘Maqbool’, you want to tell them to back off. Some things can not be improved. And that’s the thing with ‘Monica’. If your USP is being whacked-out, then you have to make sure that nothing slackens. This is even underlined in the film, when one character says to another, ‘dheel nahin dene ka, tight rakhne ka’, or words to that effect. But that ‘dheel’ does occur in...