'Photograph' is a 2019 Indian romantic drama film written, co-produced and directed by Ritesh Batra. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles.
The film follows a street photographer Rafi (Siddiqui), who tries to convince Miloni (Malhotra) to pose as his fiancee so that his grandmother stops pressuring him to get married.
There are charming performances by the two leads and the performance of the woman playing the feisty grandmother. Watching this tentative romance play out in Indian cultural terms is fascinating and suspenseful because it is hard to predict if the couple really will get together by the end.
I found this movie in the Kanopy streaming service which is available for free if you have a local library card. I was particularly keen to see it as I had previously enjoyed the same director’s 2013 movie, ‘The Lunchbox’. If you haven’t seen either of these films, you’re in for a treat.
