What’s Sanya Malhotra Proud Of?

‘I
hope
this
film
will
bring
some
change
in
people,
their
homes,
and
in
our
society.’

After
making
the
festival
rounds,
the
Sanya
Malhotra
starrer

Mrs
sets
its
streaming
date
on
ZEE5
starting
February
7.

To
make
the
announcement,
Malhotra,
her
co-star
Nishant
Dahiya
and
Director
Arati
Kadav
came
together
at
the
Kala
Ghoda
Arts
Festival
in
Mumbai
and
unveiled
the
trailer
in
the
presence
of
art
buffs.

In

Mrs,
Sanya
portrays
Richa,
a
newlywed
whose
sweet
bliss
of
a
new
marriage
goes
downhill
as
she
finds
herself
entrapped
in
the
domestic
routine
at
her
traditional
and
patriarchal
family
home.

The
film
also
features
Nishant
Dahiya
as
the
husband
and
Kanwaljit
Singh
as
the
father-in-law.

“Richa
somewhere
lies
in
all
of
us,”
Sanya
says
about
her
role.

“I
have
seen
her
in
my
mom,
I
have
seen
her
in
my
friends,
I
have
even
seen
her
in
random
women
I
met.
This
story
is
very
special
to
me
for
the
message
it
gives.
The
film
is
about
the
subtle
conditioning
on
gender
roles
and
it
is
something
that’s
very
close
to
my
heart.
I
hope
many
more
people
will
watch

Mrs
and
appreciate
our
message.”

Why

Mrs
Is
Special
For
Sanya
Malhotra

Mrs
is
a
Hindi
remake
of
Jeo
Baby’s
2021
Malayalam
drama

The
Great
Indian
Kitchen
which
starred
Nimisha
Sajayan
and
Suraj
Venjaramoodu.

Sanya
was
named
Best
Actor
at
the
New
York
Indian
Film
Festival
last
year
and
the
film
has
been
doing
the
rounds
on
the
festival
circuit
including
the
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Melbourne,
the
Tallinn
Black
Nights
Film
Festival
in
Estonia,
the
Palm
Springs
International
Film
Festival
in
the
US,
and
the
International
Film
Festival
of
India
in
Goa.

Nishant
Dahiya
on
playing
Diwakar
in

Mrs…

“During
the
shoot,”
says
Arati,
“I
would
tell
Kanwaljitji
and
Nishant
that
even
you
are
victims.
As
men,
you
can’t
cook
the
food
you
like
because
nobody
taught
you.
Through
this
film,
we
empower
men
and
not
just
women.
They
should
realise
that
they
are
also
victims
of
this
system.
That’s
really
the
idea
behind
this
film.”

Arati
hopes
that

Mrs
touches
a
deep
chord
with
the
audience
and
leaves
a
greater
impact
on
the
society.

“When
I
first
read
the
script,
I
felt
like
this
was
everyone’s
story.
It
is
my
story,
my
mom’s
story,
my
aunt’s
story,
my
papa’s
story.
It
made
me
think
I
should
make
this
story
with
a
lot
of
love
and
responsibility.
People
should
change
after
seeing
the
film
and
they
should
question
their
life
conditioning.
That’s
my
motive.”

Sanya
says
she
likes
to
cook
and
here’s
what
she
cooks
best!

Sanya
echoes
Arati’s
sentiments
and
believes
audiences
will
see
a
little
of
themselves
in

Mrs
and
will
connect
with
the
characters
some
way
or
the
other.

“It
is
a
very
special
film.
I
know
for
a
fact
that
a
lot
of
people
will
be
able
to
resonate
with
this
film,”
says
Sanya.
I
hope
this
film
will
bring
some
change
in
people,
their
homes,
and
in
our
society.”

“We
have
given
our
100
per
cent
to
it,
and
it
is
looking
very
nice.
I
am
very
proud
of
it.”