Monica, O My Darling
| Monica, O My Darling | |
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| Directed by | Vasan Bala |
| Screenplay by | Yogesh Chandekar |
| Story by | Keigo Higashino |
| Based on | Burutasu No Shinzou by Keigo Higashino |
| Produced by | Sarita Patil Sanjay Routray Dikssha Jyote Routray Vishal Bajaj Kewal Garg Anish Vikramaditya |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Swapnil S. Sonawane |
| Edited by | Atanu Mukherjee |
| Music by | Achint Thakkar Mikey McCleary |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Monica, O My Darling is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir dark comedy crime thriller film directed by Vasan Bala. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte. It is based on the 1989 Japanese detective novel Burutasu No Shinzou (transl. Heart of Brutus) by Keigo Higashino. The film's title is taken from the 1971 film Caravan's song "Piya Tu Ab To Aja". It released on 11 November 2022 on Netflix.
Upon release, Monica, O My Darling received positive reviews from critics and became the most-viewed Indian film on Netflix.
At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Monica, O My Darling received 9 nominations, including Best Web Original Film, Best Director in a Web Original Film (Bala), Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Rao), Best Actress in a Web Original Film (Qureshi) and Best Supporting Actress in a Web Original Film (Apte), and won 4 awards, including Best Web Original Film and Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Critics (Rao).