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	'''''Photograph''''' is a 2019 Indian [[romantic drama]] film written, co-produced and directed by [[Ritesh Batra]]. It stars [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] and [[Sanya Malhotra]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/lunchbox-director-ritesh-batra-announces-release-date-of-next-film-starring-nawazuddin-siddiqui-sanya-malhotra-2010369.html\|title=Lunchbox Director Ritesh Batra Announces Release Date of Next Film Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Sanya Malhotra\|publisher=CNN-News18\|date=22 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ritesh-batras-photograph-starring-nawazuddin-sanya-malhotra-to-premiere-at-sundance-film-festival-2019-5637871.html\|title=Ritesh Batra's Photograph, starring Nawazuddin, Sanya Malhotra, to premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2019\|website=Firstpost\|date=29 November 2018\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>		'''''Photograph''''' is a 2019 Indian [[romantic drama]] film written, co-produced and directed by [[Ritesh Batra]]. It stars [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] and [[Sanya Malhotra]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/lunchbox-director-ritesh-batra-announces-release-date-of-next-film-starring-nawazuddin-siddiqui-sanya-malhotra-2010369.html\|title=Lunchbox Director Ritesh Batra Announces Release Date of Next Film Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Sanya Malhotra\|publisher=CNN-News18\|date=22 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ritesh-batras-photograph-starring-nawazuddin-sanya-malhotra-to-premiere-at-sundance-film-festival-2019-5637871.html\|title=Ritesh Batra's Photograph, starring Nawazuddin, Sanya Malhotra, to premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2019\|website=Firstpost\|date=29 November 2018\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>

	The film had its world premiere at the 2019 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and the European premiere at the [[69th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/photograph-nawazuddin-siddiqui-and-sanya-malhotras-film-will-release-on-march-8/349865\|title=Photograph: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra's film will release on March 8\|last=Khandelwal\|first=Khush\|publisher=Times Now\|date=18 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/reel/909953/ritesh-batras-photograph-to-be-screened-at-berlin-film-festival\|title=Ritesh Batra's 'Photograph' to be screened at Berlin Film Festival\|website=Scroll.in\|date=18 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> It was scheduled to release in India on 8 March 2019 but the date was pushed back and it released on 15 March 2019 to generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="rottom"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/photograph-nawazuddin-siddiqui-sanya-malhotra-ritesh-batra-release-date-berlin-film-festival-2019-5544121/\|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Sanya Malhotra's Photograph to release on March 8\|work=The Indian Express\|date=18 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> It is scheduled for release in several countries including United Kingdom, United States, Spain, France and Australia later in summer.<ref name=dead>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/ritesh-batras-sundance-drama-photograph-pre-sells-to-major-markets-sets-india-release-date-1202541359/\|title=Ritesh Batra's Sundance Drama 'Photograph' Pre-Sells To Major Markets, Sets India Release Date\|last=Wiseman\|first=Andreas\|publisher=Deadline Hollywood\|date=25 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref~~><ref name="deadline"/~~>		The film had its world premiere at the 2019 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and the European premiere at the [[69th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/photograph-nawazuddin-siddiqui-and-sanya-malhotras-film-will-release-on-march-8/349865\|title=Photograph: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra's film will release on March 8\|last=Khandelwal\|first=Khush\|publisher=Times Now\|date=18 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/reel/909953/ritesh-batras-photograph-to-be-screened-at-berlin-film-festival\|title=Ritesh Batra's 'Photograph' to be screened at Berlin Film Festival\|website=Scroll.in\|date=18 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> It was scheduled to release in India on 8 March 2019 but the date was pushed back and it released on 15 March 2019 to generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="rottom"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/photograph-nawazuddin-siddiqui-sanya-malhotra-ritesh-batra-release-date-berlin-film-festival-2019-5544121/\|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Sanya Malhotra's Photograph to release on March 8\|work=The Indian Express\|date=18 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> It is scheduled for release in several countries including United Kingdom, United States, Spain, France and Australia later in summer.<ref name="deadline"/><ref name=dead>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/ritesh-batras-sundance-drama-photograph-pre-sells-to-major-markets-sets-india-release-date-1202541359/\|title=Ritesh Batra's Sundance Drama 'Photograph' Pre-Sells To Major Markets, Sets India Release Date\|last=Wiseman\|first=Andreas\|publisher=Deadline Hollywood\|date=25 January 2019\|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>

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{{Infobox film
| name = Photograph
| image = Photograph (2019 poster).png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ritesh Batra]]
| producer = Ritesh Batra Viola Fügen Neil Kopp Michel Merkt Vincent Savino Anish Savjani Michael Weber
| starring = [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] [[Sanya Malhotra]]
| music = Peter Raeburn
| cinematography = Tim Gillis Ben Kutchins
| editing = John F. Lyons
| studio = Poetic License Motion Pictures
| distributor =[[AA Films]] [[Amazon Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|01|27|Sundance Film Festival|2019|03|15|India|2019|05|17|United States|ref3=<ref name="deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/amazon-studios-photograph-ritesh-batra-movie-release-date-sundance-film-festival-1202555867/amp/|title=Amazon's 'Photograph' To Make Memories This Summer|first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro|date=12 February 2019|access-date=14 February 2019|website=Deadline}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = India United States
| language = Hindi English
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}1.29 [[crore]]<ref name="bohungama">{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/photograph/box-office/|title=Photograph - Box office collection till now|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref>
}}

'''''Photograph''''' is a 2019 Indian [[romantic drama]] film written, co-produced and directed by [[Ritesh Batra]]. It stars [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] and [[Sanya Malhotra]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/lunchbox-director-ritesh-batra-announces-release-date-of-next-film-starring-nawazuddin-siddiqui-sanya-malhotra-2010369.html|title=Lunchbox Director Ritesh Batra Announces Release Date of Next Film Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Sanya Malhotra|publisher=CNN-News18|date=22 January 2019|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ritesh-batras-photograph-starring-nawazuddin-sanya-malhotra-to-premiere-at-sundance-film-festival-2019-5637871.html|title=Ritesh Batra's Photograph, starring Nawazuddin, Sanya Malhotra, to premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2019|website=Firstpost|date=29 November 2018|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and the European premiere at the [[69th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/photograph-nawazuddin-siddiqui-and-sanya-malhotras-film-will-release-on-march-8/349865|title=Photograph: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra's film will release on March 8|last=Khandelwal|first=Khush|publisher=Times Now|date=18 January 2019|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/909953/ritesh-batras-photograph-to-be-screened-at-berlin-film-festival|title=Ritesh Batra's 'Photograph' to be screened at Berlin Film Festival|website=Scroll.in|date=18 January 2019|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> It was scheduled to release in India on 8 March 2019 but the date was pushed back and it released on 15 March 2019 to generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="rottom"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/photograph-nawazuddin-siddiqui-sanya-malhotra-ritesh-batra-release-date-berlin-film-festival-2019-5544121/|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Sanya Malhotra's Photograph to release on March 8|work=The Indian Express|date=18 January 2019|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> It is scheduled for release in several countries including United Kingdom, United States, Spain, France and Australia later in summer.<ref name=dead>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/ritesh-batras-sundance-drama-photograph-pre-sells-to-major-markets-sets-india-release-date-1202541359/|title=Ritesh Batra's Sundance Drama 'Photograph' Pre-Sells To Major Markets, Sets India Release Date|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=25 January 2019|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="deadline"/>

==Plot==
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. His grandmother (Farrukh Jaffar) wishes to see him married and constantly pressures him to find a suitable match. He convinces his grandmother by showing her a picture of a shy stranger, Miloni ([[Sanya Malhotra]]). When Rafi’s grandmother further prods to introduce her to his fiancé, he tracks down Miloni, a student belonging to a middle-class family. Rafi convinces her to fake their relationship, to which Miloni readily agrees. Despite the difference in their culture, status and economic background, the two form a unique bond. The film is a love letter to Mumbai, bringing the city out as a character sheltering the two protagonists and their extraordinary journey.

==Cast==
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Rafiullah / 'Rafi'
* [[Sanya Malhotra]] as Miloni Shah
* Farrukh Jaffar as Rafi's dadi
* [[Ramesh Deo]] as doctor
* Deepak Chauhan
* Geetanjali Kulkarni
* [[Sachin Khedekar]]
* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Tiwari's ghost
* [[Jim Sarbh]] as Miloni's teacher
* [[Brinda Trivedi]] Nayak
* [[Denzil Smith]]
* [[Virendra Saxena]]
* Akash Sinha
* [[Saharsh Kumar Shukla]] as Zakir Bhai
* [[Shree Dhar Dubey]]
* Amarjeet Singh
* Lubna Salim

==Filming==
''Photograph'' was filmed on several locations in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/251018/sanya-malhotra-is-excited-about-photograph.html|title=Sanya Malhotra is excited about Photograph|last=Ramasubramanian|first=Uma|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=25 October 2018|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> The shooting was finished in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/ritesh-batra-on-wrapping-his-film-in-mumbai-and-finding-a-friend-in-robert-redford/|title=Ritesh Batra On Wrapping His Film In Mumbai And Finding A Friend In Robert Redford|last=Chaudhuri|first=Mohini|publisher=Film Companion|date=4 December 2017|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> It will be distributed and released in USA by [[Amazon Studios]].<ref name=dead/>

==Marketing and release==

The film was selected in Berlinale Special section of [[69th Berlin International Film Festival#Berlinale Special|69th Berlin International Film Festival]]. The film was screened on 14 February 2019 for its European premiere at the festival.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.indiatimes.com/entertainment/before-india-nawazuddin-s-photograph-to-premiere-at-sundance-berlin-film-festivals-2019_-360673.html|title=Before India, Nawazuddin's 'Photograph' To Premiere At Sundance & Berlin Film Festivals 2019|publisher=India Times|date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=bollywoodelfe| author=Bollywoodelfe|date=14 February 2019|number = 1095828180982743040 |title=Applause for @riteshbatra @Nawazuddin_S @sanyamalhotra07 in Berlin. #Photograph is a very sensitive film with sympathic Mr.&Mrs. Shy😊 #Berlinale I like it! (no paid review) https://t.co/pByyhVyLvc}}</ref> ''Photograph'' is slated to be released in India on 15 March 2019 as per new official poster unveiled on 14 February 2019.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=14 February 2019|number = 1095975239450689536 |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra... #TheLunchbox director Ritesh Batra's new film #Photograph to now release on 15 March 2019 in India... New poster: https://t.co/XyJVclhOPm}}</ref> [[Amazon Studios]] are releasing the film on 17 May 2019 in United States.<ref name="deadline"/>

===Home video===
The film was made available as [[Video on demand|VOD]] on [[Amazon Prime Video]] in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/best-amazon-prime-movies-originals-newly-added-and-list-of-hollywood-and-bollywood-movies-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-in-may-2019|title=Here is the list of latest movies to watch on Amazon Prime in May 2019|website=GQ India}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Critical response===

On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 88 reviews, with an average rating of 6.55/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Photograph'' enriches the familiar arc of its love story by refreshingly refracting its characters' budding bond through a sociocultural prism."<ref name="rottom">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/photograph_2019|title=Photograph (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of ''Film Companion'' gives three stars out of five and finds the film tender, meditative and poetic. She says, "The film is so quiet and so still in some parts, that you will get impatient. But it is evocative and its tenderness will stay with you."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/photograph-movie-review-nawazuddin-siddiqui-ritesh-batra-anupama-chopra/amp/|title=Photograph Movie Review: A Tender, Meditative, Poetic Film|access-date=18 March 2019|first=Anupama|last=Chopra|website=Film Companion}}</ref> Guy Lodge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|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."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/photograph-review-1203119640/|title=Sundance Film Review: 'Photograph'|last=Lodge|first=Guy|work=Variety|date=27 January 2019|access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/photograph-review-1177632|title='Photograph': Film Review: Sundance 2019|last=James|first=Caryn|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=27 January 2019|access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref>

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."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/photograph-sundance-review/5136220.article|title='Photograph': Sundance Review|last=Halligan|first=Fionnuala|work=Screen International|date=28 January 2019|access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref> Rahul Desai of [[Film Companion]] praised Malhotra's performance and wrote: "The reason ''Photograph'' really works, despite an airy premise, is the character of Miloni, and especially Sanya Malhotra’s evolved performance."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/sundance-film-festival-2019-photograph-review-ritesh-batra-rahul-desai|title=Slow-Burning Mumbai And A Leap Of Inter-Faith In Ritesh Batra's "Photograph"|last=Desai|first=Rahul|website=Film Companion|date=28 January 2019|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> Prahlad Srihari of [[Firstpost]] felt that the film "fails to replicate ''[[The Lunchbox]]''s magic and called it a "slow-paced dramedy that can't quite transcend its clever setup."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/firstpost-at-sundance-ritesh-batras-photograph-fails-to-replicate-the-lunchboxs-magic-6006221.html|title=Firstpost at Sundance: Ritesh Batra's Photograph fails to replicate The Lunchbox's magic|last=Srihari|first=Prahlad|website=Firstpost|date=2 February 2019|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:small"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | List of awards and nominations
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Award
! Date of ceremony
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Result
! class="unsortable"| {{nowrap|{{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}}}
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|rowspan="5"|[[65th Filmfare Awards|15 February 2020]]
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]]
|[[Ritesh Batra]]
|rowspan="4" {{nom}}
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/nominations-for-the-65th-filmfare-awards-are-out/articleshow/73881320.cms|title=Nominations for the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 are out! - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/technical-nominations-for-the-65th-filmfare-awards-2020_-38868.html|title=Technical Nominations for the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020|website=filmfare.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor (Critics)]]
|[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress (Critics)]]
|[[Sanya Malhotra]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|[[Niharika Khan]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt7778680|Photograph}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/photograph_2019}}
{{Ritesh Batra}}

[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films about photographers]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2019 romantic drama films]]