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{{Short description|2023 Indian film by Arati Kadav}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Mrs. film poster.jpg
| caption = OTT Release Poster
| director = Arati Kadav
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Great Indian Kitchen]]''|[[Jeo Baby]]}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Harman Baweja]]
* Pammi Baweja
* Smitha Baliga
* Abdul Aziz Makani
* Jyoti Deshpande
}}
| screenplay = [[Harman Baweja]]<br />Anu Singh Choudhary
| starring = [[Sanya Malhotra]]<br />Nishant Dahiya<br />[[Kanwaljit Singh (actor)|Kanwaljit Singh]]
| music = Sagar Desai<br />Faizan Hussain
| cinematography = Pratham Mehta
| editing = Prerna Saigal
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jio Studios]]
* [[Baweja Studios]]
}}
| distributor = [[ZEE5]]
| released = {{film date|2023|11|17|[[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival|BNFF]]|df=yes|2025|2|7}}
| runtime = 111 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title= Mrs. (2024) Film |url=https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMTAzMDkyMDIzMDAwOTA= |access-date=31 January 2025 |website=[[Central Board of Film Certification]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Mrs.''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[drama film]] directed by Arati Kadav. It is a remake of the 2021 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[The Great Indian Kitchen]]'', and stars [[Sanya Malhotra]] as a newly-wed woman who has to navigate regressive patriarchal traditions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mrs Film Review: Sanya Malhotra Delivers a Gripping Performance in a Powerful Tale of Patriarchy and Ambition |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/entertainment/mrs-review-sanya-malhotra-delivers-a-gripping-performance-in-a-powerful-tale-of-patriarchy-and-ambition |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref>

''Mrs''. premiered at the 2023 [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanya-malhotras-the-great-indian-kitchen-hindi-remake-titled-mrs-to-premiere-at-tallinn-black-nights-film-festival/article67511983.ece|title=Sanya Malhotra's 'The Great Indian Kitchen' Hindi remake titled 'Mrs'; to premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival|work=The Hindu |date=8 November 2023|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=9 June 2024|archive-date=26 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226231738/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanya-malhotras-the-great-indian-kitchen-hindi-remake-titled-mrs-to-premiere-at-tallinn-black-nights-film-festival/article67511983.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>, next it was screened at 2024 [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]] and was also screened at the [[New York Indian Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanya Malhotra's Mrs to Premiere at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024 {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/sanya-malhotras-mrs-to-premiere-at-indian-film-festival-of-melbourne-2024_-67255.html |website=www.filmfare.com |language=en |access-date=17 February 2025 |archive-date=18 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718201338/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/sanya-malhotras-mrs-to-premiere-at-indian-film-festival-of-melbourne-2024_-67255.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released directly on [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] platform [[ZEE5]] on 7 February 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics with praise for Malhotra's performance.

==Plot==

Richa, an educated dancer, finds herself in an arranged marriage to Diwakar, a doctor in a very traditional and patriarchal family. While her domestic routine begins in the sweet bliss of a new marriage, things begin to go south. The drudgery of the kitchen and its many unpleasantries — cleaning, utensils and leaking taps — are left to the women while the men mostly indulge themselves with their phone or yoga. The family is so patriarchal that her mother-in-law hands the toothbrush to the father-in-law, while he is lounging by the verandah. The men eat their meals first and leaves the place a mess without concern for how the women can eat food after them. Despite her initial adjustments to the duties of the kitchen, little does Richa know that the real trouble would begin once her mother-in-law is compelled to leave for some time.

Diwakar's attitude towards Richa has also slowly begun to change; while he once adored her for her "kitchen smell", he ignores her pleas for repair work in the kitchen and later, when forcibly trying to have sex with her in order to get her pregnant, he rebuffs her demands for intimacy. Her father-in-law forbids her from finding employment, citing that a woman in the house brings prosperity to the family. When she gets her periods, she is appalled to discover that the family's beliefs regarding menstruation are extremely regressive, but enjoys her time alone. She is left alone to handle guests, their backhanded patriarchal comments and the trauma of being away from all her life used to be.

Shortly after Diwakar asks her to delete her dance videos from her social media accounts, Richa wonders if being in this marriage is worth it. During a birthday party for her father-in-law, she eventually broods over the burden of it and finally decides to avenge the trauma by serving guests the dirty leakage water from the kitchen sink as a beverage. Diwakar strides towards the kitchen in anger with his father right behind him, only for Richa, who is ready with the bucket of leakage water, to fling it onto Diwakar in frustration as she storms out of the house without the guests noticing, implying she would divorce him. The film ends with a scene showing Richa as an independent dance teacher portraying her pains through a dance routine while Diwakar is married again and the second wife seems happy to serve them, blissfully unaware of the horrors that await her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sanya-malhotra-starrer-mrs-close-new-york-indian-film-festival-2024/|title=Sanya Malhotra starrer Mrs to close New York Indian Film Festival 2024: Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=30 May 2024}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Sanya Malhotra]] as Richa Sharma
* Nishant Dahiya as Diwakar Kumar
* [[Kanwaljit Singh (actor)|Kanwaljit Singh]] as Dr. Ashwin Kumar, Diwakar's father
* Aparna Ghoshal as Meena Kumar, Diwakar's mother
* Nitya Moyal as Saavi
* Viraj Mundkar as Vedprakash
* [[Varun Badola]] as Tunnu Bhaiya
* Loveleen Mishra as Nirjala, Diwakar's aunt
* Harshika Kewalramani as Bubbles
* [[Mrinal Kulkarni]] as Richa's mother
* Girish Dhamija as Richa's father
* Gulsita as Saavi's mother
* Aaryan Arora as Richa's brother

==Production==
''Mrs''. is a remake of the 2021 Malayalam film ''[[The Great Indian Kitchen]]'' by [[Jeo Baby]]. Director Arati Kadav wished to make the original accessible to North Indian audiences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biraia |first=Pooja |title='I incorporated my own experiences into the script': 'Mrs' director Arati Kadav |work=The Week |date=13 February 2025 |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/02/13/i-incorporated-my-own-experiences-into-the-script-mrs-director-arati-kadav.html |access-date=24 August 2025}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Mrs.
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Sagar Desai and Faizan Hussain
| released = 28 January 2025
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 12:15
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
| {{YouTube|tNsuvdeb67Q|Mrs. Full Album}}
}}
}}

The music of the film is composed by Sagar Desai and Faizan Hussain while lyrics are written by [[Neeraj Pandey (writer)|Neeraj Pandey]], Arun Kumar, Pallavi Bhardwaj Hussain, and Arun Kumar.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=19 February 2024 |title=Article 370 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/mrs-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1793080024 |publisher=Apple Music |archive-date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131115852/https://music.apple.com/us/album/mrs-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1793080024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 12:15
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Rukte Rukte Chali Re
| extra1 = [[Suraj Jagan]]
| lyrics1 = [[Neeraj Pandey (writer)|Neeraj Pandey]]
| music1 = Sagar Desai
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = Humsafar
| extra2 = Vidhya Gopal
| lyrics2 = Arun Kumar, Pallavi Bhardwaj Hussain
| music2 = Faizan Hussain
| length2 = 2:29
| title3 = Bar Bar
| extra3 = [[Palak Muchhal]]
| lyrics3 = [[Neeraj Pandey (writer)|Neeraj Pandey]]
| music3 = Sagar Desai
| length3 = 3:12
| title4 = Majbooriyan
| extra4 = Rehaa
| lyrics4 = Arun Kumar
| music4 = Faizan Hussain
| length4 = 2:57
}}

==Release==

''Mrs.'' has been making rounds of various international [[film festival|film festivals]]. It premiered at the 2023 [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanya-malhotras-the-great-indian-kitchen-hindi-remake-titled-mrs-to-premiere-at-tallinn-black-nights-film-festival/article67511983.ece|title=Sanya Malhotra's 'The Great Indian Kitchen' Hindi remake titled 'Mrs'; to premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival|work=The Hindu |date=8 November 2023|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=9 June 2024|archive-date=26 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226231738/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanya-malhotras-the-great-indian-kitchen-hindi-remake-titled-mrs-to-premiere-at-tallinn-black-nights-film-festival/article67511983.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The teaser was unveiled in November 2023. The film was selected as the closing film at the 2024 [[New York Indian Film Festival]], where Arati Kadav was nominated for the Best Director category. The film made Asia [[premiere]] at the 55th [[IFFI|IFFI 2024]] on November 22, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/sanya-malhotras-mrs-to-premiere-at-iffi-2024-1503363294.html|title=Sanya Malhotra's 'Mrs.' to premiere at IFFI 2024|first=Statesman|last=Web|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |date=11 November 2024|access-date=11 December 2024|archive-date=11 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111064650/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/sanya-malhotras-mrs-to-premiere-at-iffi-2024-1503363294.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as in the 14th [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]] (IFFM), 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/sanya-malhotras-mrs-set-for-melbourne-premiere-at-indian-film-festival-article-12801883.html|title=Sanya Malhotra's Mrs set for Melbourne premiere at Indian Film Festival|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=11 December 2024|archive-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213114802/https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/sanya-malhotras-mrs-set-for-melbourne-premiere-at-indian-film-festival-article-12801883.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released directly on [[ZEE5]] OTT platform on 7 February 2025.<ref>{{cite news|title='Mrs' starring Sanya Malhotra to release on ZEE5 on February 7|url=https://theprint.in/feature/mrs-starring-sanya-malhotra-to-release-on-zee5-on-february-7/2463109/|date=25 January 2025|website=The Print|archive-date=25 January 2025|access-date=25 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125214320/https://theprint.in/feature/mrs-starring-sanya-malhotra-to-release-on-zee5-on-february-7/2463109/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Malhotra bagged the Best Actress award for her performance in the film at the 2024 [[New York Indian Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/sanya-malhotras-mrs-triumph-at-new-york-indian-film-festival/|title=Sanya Malhotra's Mrs Triumph at New York Indian Film Festival|first=Sumit|last=Arora|date=5 June 2024|website=adda247|access-date=9 June 2024|archive-date=9 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609074140/https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/sanya-malhotras-mrs-triumph-at-new-york-indian-film-festival/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|85|6.3|13|consensus=|ref=|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mrs |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mrs_2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>

[[Saibal Chatterjee]] of ''[[NDTV]]'' rated the film 3/5 stars and observed that "Sanya Malhotra lives the role and director Arati Kadav orchestrates her resources with striking efficiency."<ref>{{Cite web|first=Saibal|last=Chatterjee|title=Mrs Review: Hindi Remake Of The Great Indian Kitchen Hits Home|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/mrs-review-hindi-remake-of-the-great-indian-kitchen-hits-home-3-stars-7645878|date=7 February 2025|website=NDTV|access-date=7 February 2025|archive-date=7 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207231020/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/mrs-review-hindi-remake-of-the-great-indian-kitchen-hits-home-3-stars-7645878|url-status=live}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

[[Sukanya Verma]] of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' rated 4/5 stars and notes "''Mrs''. succeeds in riling you up for all the right reasons. And without resorting to high-pitched drama."<ref>{{Cite web |first=Sukanya |last=Verma |title=Mrs Review: A Must Watch! |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/mrs-review/20250206.htm |date=7 February 2025 |website=Rediff |access-date=7 February 2025 |archive-date=10 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210002623/https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/mrs-review/20250206.htm |url-status=live }}{{rating|4|5}}</ref>

[[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and said that "For those who haven't watched the Malayalam original, this Sanya Malhotra-starrer has enough merit. This is just the kind of film, with a clutch of effective performances and important messaging, which should be made mandatory viewing for couples."<ref>{{Cite web |first=Shubhra |last=Gupta |title=Mrs movie review: A near-faithful remake of The Great Indian Kitchen, Sanya Malhotra film is essential viewing for couples |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mrs-movie-review-a-near-faithful-remake-of-the-great-indian-kitchen-sanya-malhotra-film-is-essential-viewing-for-couples-9822282/ |date=7 February 2025 |website=The Indian Express |access-date=7 February 2025 |archive-date=7 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207230537/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mrs-movie-review-a-near-faithful-remake-of-the-great-indian-kitchen-sanya-malhotra-film-is-essential-viewing-for-couples-9822282/ |url-status=live }}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

A critic for ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "''Mrs.'' is a faithful remake and is laced with yet another memorable performance by Sanya Malhotra."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=7 February 2025 |title=Mrs. Movie Review: MRS is a faithful remake with a memorable performance. |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mrs/critic-review/mrs-movie-review/mrs-is-a-faithful-remake-with-a-memorable-performance/ |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-date=10 February 2025 |access-date=7 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210121843/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mrs/critic-review/mrs-movie-review/mrs-is-a-faithful-remake-with-a-memorable-performance/ |url-status=live }}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' said that about the film that "''Mrs''. communicates the reality behind delicious hand-churned meals and elaborate preparations. It involves a woman bent over a flame or a sink, glorified as the perfect housewife but often no better than an unpaid maid."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|date=7 February 2025|title='Mrs' review: Reheated serving benefits from the original flavouring|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1078649/mrs-review-reheated-serving-of-domestic-drudgery-retains-some-of-its-original-flavour|work=[[Scroll.in]]|archive-date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207170012/https://scroll.in/reel/1078649/mrs-review-reheated-serving-of-domestic-drudgery-retains-some-of-its-original-flavour|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sana Farzeen of ''[[India Today]]'' gave 3.5 stars and writes in her review that "''Mrs''. is an unsettling reflection of a reality many women silently endure, making it an important watch. While it may not fully capture the unfiltered rawness of ''The Great Indian Kitchen'', it still delivers a gut-wrenching portrayal of systemic patriarchy. " <ref>{{Cite web|first=Sana|last=Farzeen|title=Mrs review: Sanya Malhotra's film is an unsettling watch, for all the right reasons|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/mrs-review-sanya-malhotra-nishant-dahiya-kanwaljit-singh-zee5-film-2675594-2025-02-06|date=7 February 2025|website=India Today|access-date=7 February 2025|archive-date=8 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208114135/https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/mrs-review-sanya-malhotra-nishant-dahiya-kanwaljit-singh-zee5-film-2675594-2025-02-06|url-status=live}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

Film Critic [[Sucharita Tyagi]] praises the film, saying, "''Mrs''. is too faithful a remake. Barring some (ineffective) song and dance, every beat is nearly identical to the original. Even if one hasn't watched Jeo Baby's film, the Bollywood sheen, texture, and overall voice in ''Mrs''. is so overwhelming and complete in, one can pretty accurately predict where each scene is headed."<ref>{{Cite web|first=Sucharita|last=Tyagi|title=Mrs. Movie Review — Sucharita Tyagi|url=https://sucharitatyagi.medium.com/mrs-movie-review-sucharita-tyagi-ee272ef7f7fb|date=7 February 2025|website=Medium|access-date=7 February 2025|archive-date=7 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207213809/https://sucharitatyagi.medium.com/mrs-movie-review-sucharita-tyagi-ee272ef7f7fb|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|27032419}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes | mrs_2023 }}
* {{Bollywood Hungama title|Mrs}}
* ''[https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/mrs/0-0-1z5689119 Mrs]'' on [[ZEE5]]

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[[Category:2023 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in India]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Indian feminist films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Films about Indian weddings]]
[[Category:Films about arranged marriage]]
[[Category:Indian family films]]

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