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{{short description|2020 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy-drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Serious Men
| image = Serious Men film poster.jpg
| caption = Netflix release poster
| director = [[Sudhir Mishra]]
| producer = Sudhir Mishra Bhavesh Mandalia [[Sejal Shah]]
| writer = Bhavesh Mandalia Abhijeet Khuman Niren Bhatt Nikhil Nair
| based_on = {{based on|[[Serious Men]]}} by Manu Joseph
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]
* [[Indira Tiwari]]
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
* Aakshath Das
* [[Sanjay Narvekar]]
* [[Shweta Basu Prasad]]
* Yogesh Yadav
}}
| music = Karel Antonin
| cinematography = Alexander Sukala
| editing = Atanu Mukherjee
| studio = Bombay Fables Cineraas Entertainment
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|10|02}}
| runtime = 114 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/serious-men-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mdc2nju |title=Serious Men (2020) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Serious Men''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Satire (film and television)|satirical]] [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Sudhir Mishra]]. The film is based on the [[Serious Men|book of the same name]] by [[Manu Joseph]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-16|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Serious Men to release on Netflix|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/serious-men-netflix-6508246/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> and features [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] in the lead role. The film is produced by Bombay Fables and Cineraas Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-03|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in Netflix's Serious Men, directed by Sudhir Mishra|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-star-in-netflix-s-serious-men-directed-by-sudhir-mishra/story-rX7KkpFo2gKQLX9ux5jZ8I.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> It was released on Netflix on 2 October 2020.<ref name="release">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-16|title=Serious Men teaser: Nawazuddin Siddiqui takes charge of his son's destiny in 30-second video, watch|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/serious-men-teaser-nawazuddin-siddiqui-takes-charge-of-his-son-s-destiny-in-30-second-video-watch/story-WJXbzsbojOXV3g8uP70kBK_amp.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
The story follows Ayyan Mani, a middle-aged man working as an assistant to an astronomer at the National Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai. He lives in a slum with his wife and son. Furious at his situation in life, Ayyan develops an outrageous story that his 10-year-old son is a science genius—a lie which later gets out of control.

==Cast==
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Ayyan Mani
* [[Indira Tiwari]] as Oja Mani
* Aakshath Das as Adi Mani
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Dr. Arvind Acharya
* [[Sanjay Narvekar]] as Keshav Dhavre
* [[Shweta Basu Prasad]] as Anuja Dhavre
* Vidhi Chitalia as Oparna
* Pathy Aiyar as Udayan
* [[Sameer Khakhar]] as Ganesh Tawde
* [[Uday Mahesh]] as Dr. Namboodri
* [[Manu Joseph]] as Journalist at press conference

==Production==
The film is based on the book ''[[Serious Men]]'' by Manu Joseph.<ref name=":0" /> The makers of the film decided to cast [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as the lead in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui bags lead role in Netflix's 'Serious Men'|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/out-of-box/nawazuddin-siddiqui-bags-lead-role-in-netflixs-serious-men20190603151701/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> Principal photography commenced in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-18|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Netflix starrer Serious Men shoot begins|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/nawazuddin-siddiquis-netflix-starrer-serious-men-shoot-begins/2019/09/18|access-date=2020-09-14|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Release==
The film was released on Netflix on 2 October 2020.<ref name="release"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Netflix title}}

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