Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
| Meenaxi: Tale of Three Cities | |
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| Directed by | M. F. Husain |
| Written by | Owais Husain M. F. Husain |
| Produced by | Reima Husain |
| Starring | Tabu Kunal Kapoor Raghubir Yadav |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (or Meenaxi) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed by M. F. Husain starring Tabu, Kunal Kapoor and Raghubir Yadav. The film is centered on Hyderabad novelist Nawab (Yadav) who is suffering from writer's block. After five years and no stories, Nawab comes across an unconventional muse, Meenaxi (Tabu). The three cities referred to in the title are Hyderabad, Jaisalmer and Prague. The film features a score and soundtrack by A. R. Rahman.
It is semi-autobiographical in some aspects. There are allusions to Husain's own experiences with his muse, Madhuri Dixit, with whom he made his previous film, Gaja Gamini (2000). The film was screened in the Marché du Film section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.