One of the markers of a good film is that it does not conform to popular ideas and notions. It stirs our imagination, makes us question our reality and leaves us with a fresh perspective on things. When Mrs released earlier this year in February, it created a similar type of buzz.
Most household and social media discussions were around the glimpses of patriarchy captured throughout the film. It just does not stop at patriarchy but goes on to show a woman taking a stand against it. Although it is a remake of the Malayalam film, The Great Indian Kitchen(2021), Sanya Malhotra owns it. You cannot tell Richa from Sanya and vice- versa.
And if you loved it, here is a list of 5 Must Watch Bollywood Movies That Are Just Like Mrs:
1. Mrs Undercover | Spy Comedy
Director- Anushree Mehta
Cast – Radhika Apte, Rajesh Sharma, and Sumeet Vyas
OTT – Zee 5
Watch Radhika Apte’s stellar acting as she plays the role of an undercover agent(Durga) long-forgotten by her agency. She resigns to her marital life. However, 13 years later Durga must embrace her real self to root out social and marital evils all at once. The film is set in West Bengal.
2. Queen | Comedy Drama
Director – Vikas Bahl
Cast – Kangana Ranaut, Rajkumar Rao and Lisa Hayden
OTT- | Netflix and Jio Hotstar
Rani’s marriage functions are in full swing when her “vilayat -return” fiancé refuses to the wedding. She feels devastated by the circumstances and decides to continue to her Honeymoon anyway. The taste of freedom in meeting new people, experiences and adventure librates her. The journey into the unknown eventually turns out to be the journey into the self as she rediscovers her life, joy and wholeness in who she is.
3. English Vinglish | Comedy Drama
Director – Gauri Shinde
Cast – Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Priya Anand and Mehdi Nebbou
OTT – Jio Hotstar, Prime Video, and Zee 5
Shashi’s a happy house-wife who also runs a small “Ladoo” delivery business out of her kitchen. But her life is full of mean and snide remarks from her husband and daughter over the fact that she can’t speak English. They don’t miss even the smallest of opportunities to look down upon her. Eventually, Sashi tries her luck and enrols in an English course when she goes to the US for her niece’s wedding. The rest as they say is magic for you to watch. And, that is why we have included this film in the list of 5 Must Watch Bollywood Movies That Are Just Like Mrs.
4. Tumahri Sulu | Comedy Drama
Director – Suresh Triveni
Cast – Vidya Balan, Manav Kaul and Neha Dhupia
OTT – Previously available on Amazon Prime Video
A happily married woman’s only woe in life is that she couldn’t make it big. She’s often looked down upon by her elder siblings for failing to complete high school. Subsequently she lands a job as a “relationship-expert” at a Radio Station. But is it the end of her troubles or just the beginning?
5. Pagglait | Dark Comedy, Drama
Director – Umesh Bist
Cast – Sanya Malhotra, Shruti Sharma, Ashutosh Rana, Raghubir Yadav
OTT – Netflix
Sandhya, a newly wedded woman, is widowed at 5 months of her marriage. As the family is dealing with this loss, she doesn’t feel even a bit sad. She is startled to discover secrets of her late husband and decides to take matters of her life in her own hands and breaks free from the patriarchal knots forever.
Have you watched any of the 5 Must Watch Bollywood Movies That Are Just Like Mrs?