Serious Men (film)

Serious Men
Netflix release poster
Directed bySudhir Mishra
Written by
  • Bhavesh Mandalia
  • Abhijeet Khuman
  • Niren Bhatt
  • Nikhil Nair
Based onSerious Men by Manu Joseph
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Sukala
Edited byAtanu Mukherjee
Music byKarel Antonin
Production
companies
  • Bombay Fables
  • Cineraas Entertainment
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Serious Men is an Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy-drama film directed by Sudhir Mishra. It is based on the book of the same name by Manu Joseph[2] and features Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role. The film is produced by Bombay Fables and Cineraas Entertainment.[3] It was released on Netflix on 2 October 2020.[4] Exploring the themes of class, caste, and prejudice, the film is a reminder of the challenges that Dalit people face in India.[5][6]

At the 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards, Serious Men received three nominations, including Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film for Aakshath Das, and won two awards: Best Web Original Film and Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Siddiqui).

  1. ^ "Serious Men (2020)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Serious Men to release on Netflix". The Indian Express. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in Netflix's Serious Men, directed by Sudhir Mishra". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Serious Men teaser: Nawazuddin Siddiqui takes charge of his son's destiny in 30-second video, watch". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Manu Joseph's controversial tale of caste wins Indian literary prize". theguardian.com. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ "'Serious Men' movie review: For all the primitive minds". thehindu.com. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

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