Tumhari Sulu (transl. Your Sulu) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Suresh Triveni and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Tanuj Garg, Krishan Kumar, Atul Kasbekar and Shanti Sivaram Maini under the banners of T-Series and Ellipsis Entertainment.[5]
| Tumhari Sulu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Suresh Triveni |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: Suresh Triveni Dialogues & Additional Screenplay: Vijay Maurya |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Tanuj Garg Krishan Kumar Atul Kasbekar Shanti Sivaram Maini |
| Starring | Vidya Balan Neha Dhupia Manav Kaul Abhishek Sharma |
| Cinematography | Saurabh Goswami |
| Edited by | Shivkumar V. Panicker |
| Music by | Songs: Guru Randhawa Rajat Nagpal Tanishk Bagchi Amartya Bobo Rahut Laxmikant–Pyarelal Santanu Ghatak Score: Karan Kulkarni |
Production companies | T-Series Films Ellipsis Entertainment |
| Distributed by | AA Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹20 crore[3] |
| Box office | ₹51.39 crore [4] |
Tumhari Sulu stars Vidya Balan as the titular character, an ambitious housewife who becomes a radio jockey for a late-night relationship advice show. Manav Kaul and Neha Dhupia co-star as Sulu's husband and boss, respectively. Tumhari Sulu was released worldwide on 17 November 2017, to become both a critical and a decent box office success which earned over ₹513.9 million on a ₹200 million budget.[4]
At the 63rd Filmfare Awards, Tumhari Sulu received 9 nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (Kaul), with Balan winning her fourth Best Actress award at the ceremony. It was remade in Tamil as Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) with Jyothika reprising Vidya's role.[6]
Plot
editSulochana Dubey, nicknamed Sulu (Vidya Balan), is a middle-class housewife living in Virar with her family. She enjoys her life to the fullest with her husband Ashok (Manav Kaul) and 11-year-old son Pranav. Sulu dreams of being a working woman, but since she couldn't complete high school, she is unable to apply for white-collar jobs. Her elder twin sisters mock her, seeing Sulu as beneath them due to her education. Ashok works as a manager in a tailoring firm; a frustrating job since all his colleagues are cantankerous and over the age of sixty. To make matters worse, the firm is taken over by the owner's grandson, who is extremely rude and abusive to his employees. Sulu and Ashok's son, Pranav, is going through a rough time in school. He is incessantly teased by a group of delinquent classmates who sell R-rated magazines and videos.
One day, Sulu wins a contest hosted by her favourite radio station and goes to collect her prize. While at the station, she sees a poster advertising auditions for an RJ, and feels that this is the job she is meant for. Sulu meets the boss, Maria (Neha Dhupia), who finds her extroverted nature intriguing and gives her an opportunity to audition. Sulu laughs throughout the audition but at the end, says 'Hello' in a sensual tone, which impresses Maria. Inspired by her performance, Maria asks Sulu to do a call-in night show, where people would call her to talk about their problems and she agrees.
Ashok is irritated at first that Sulu took up the job without discussing it with him but relents out of love for his wife. On her first day, Sulu faces an annoying caller who tries to change their chat into an obscene one, but is able to tactfully handle it. Next, she gets a request to sing, and excitedly does a song she only sings for her husband. Ashok is annoyed by her behaviour, his displeasure further exacerbated by his frustrations with his new boss who treats him terribly. Sulu's family disagrees with the tone of her show and wants her to quit, but Ashok stands by her. The show becomes successful and Sulu enjoys her work, growing more worldly and confident. However, Ashok continues taking out his frustrations at home about both his job and her. Sulu's life becomes high at work and low at home.
One day, the principal of Pranav's school reveals that he has been charging other kids for showing adult videos on a phone he stole from Ashok, as well as faking his father's signatures. Pranav is suspended from school, which becomes a serious issue at home. Sulu's sisters blame her, claiming that she has neglected her son because of her job and her low level of education is influencing him. They say she has to quit but Sulu takes a tough stand, rejecting their conditions. She later gets a call that Pranav is missing. Sulu and Ashok find a note by him, revealing he is ashamed of what he has done and is sad that his mother had to leave her job because of him. Pranav requests his father to support his mother and her work. Ashok and Sulu reconcile as they search for their son.
The police find Pranav the next day and bring him home. Sulu resigns from the show, feeling that she is not able to handle the conflict it is causing at home. As she leaves, Sulu finds the receptionist arguing with the tiffin service guy. She has an idea and requests Maria to give her the tiffin service contract. In the end, Ashok is now managing the tiffin business and Sulu resumes her radio jockey job, managing both the household and her professional life in her own style.
Cast
edit- Vidya Balan as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
- Manav Kaul as Ashok Dubey, Sulu's husband
- Vijay Maurya as Pankaj Rai Baaghi, poet and creator of the late night talk show at the radio station 'Radio Wow'
- Neha Dhupia as Maryam "Maria" Sood, Sulu's employer at 'Radio Wow'
- RJ Malishka as RJ Albeli Anjali, Sulu's colleague at 'Radio Wow'
- Abhishek Sharrma as Pranav, Sulu's son
- Ayushmann Khurrana as himself (Special Appearance)
- Mahesh Pillai as School Principal
- Sindhu Shekharan as Aradhana, one of Sulu's elder twin sisters
- Seema Taneja as Kalpana, the second twin sister
- Trupti Khamkar as lady cab driver
- Santanu Ghatak as Sanjay, boss of Ashok Dubey
- Uday Lagoo as Sulu's father
- Hitesh Dave as grocery shop owner
- Shashi Ranjan as Ramesh
- Sonel Singh as Girija – Receptionist at the radio station 'Radio Wow'
- Vibhavari Deshpande as Constable
Production
editDevelopment
editThe official announcement of the film was made in November 2016.[7]
Filming
editThe principal photography of the film commenced in Mumbai on 25 April 2017.[5] The team started the shoot by performing a 'puja' which was attended and blessed by the mothers of the producers and director on 21 April 2017.
Soundtrack
edit| Tumhari Sulu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Guru Randhawa, Rajat Nagpal, Tanishk Bagchi, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Amartya Bobo Rahut & Siddhant Kaushal | |
| Released | 4 November 2017 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 16:02 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | T-Series |
| Singles from Tumhari Sulu | |
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The music of the film is composed by Guru Randhawa, Rajat Nagpal, Tanishk Bagchi, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Amartya Bobo Rahut and Siddhant Kaushal while the lyrics have been penned by Randhawa, Nagpal, Javed Akhtar, Vayu, Siddhant Kaushal and Santanu Ghatak who sang the song "Rafu". The first song of the film "Ban Ja Rani" from Randhawa's 2016 album "Tu Meri Rani" has been recreated for this film and it was released on 16 October 2017. The second song of the film titled as "Hawa Hawai 2.0" from Anil Kapoor's 1987 film Mr. India has also been recreated for this film by music composer Bagchi and it was released on 26 October 2017. The third single to be released was "Manva Likes To Fly" which is sung by Shalmali Kholgade was released on 3 November 2017. The soundtrack was released by T-Series on 4 November 2017.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ban Ja Rani" | Guru Randhawa | Guru Randhawa, Rajat Nagpal | Guru Randhawa | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Hawa Hawai 2.0" | Javed Akhtar | Tanishk Bagchi, Laxmikant–Pyarelal | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shashaa Tirupati | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Manva Likes To Fly" | Vayu | Tanishk Bagchi | Shalmali Kholgade | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Farrata" | Siddhant Kaushal | Amartya Bobo Rahut | Armaan Malik, Adityan | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Rafu" | Santanu Ghatak | Santanu Ghatak | Ronkini Gupta | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 16:02 | ||||
Awards and nominations
edit| Date of Ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient | Outcome | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 December 2017 | Screen Awards | Best Actress | Vidya Balan | Won | [8] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Neha Dhupia (jointly with Meher Vij for Secret Superstar) | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Manav Kaul | Won | |||
| Best Debut Director | Suresh Triveni | Nominated | |||
| 30 December 2017 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor – Female (Viewer's Choice) | Vidya Balan | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Actor – Female (Jury's Choice) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Neha Dhupia | Nominated | |||
| Best Debutant Director | Suresh Triveni | Nominated | |||
| 20 January 2018 | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress | Vidya Balan | Won | [10] [11] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Manav Kaul | Nominated | |||
| Best Lyricist | Santanu Ghatak (for the song "Rafu") | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Ronkini Gupta (for the song "Rafu") | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Story | Suresh Triveni | Nominated | |||
| Best Dialogue | Suresh Triveni, Vijay Maurya | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Design | Subhash Sahoo | Nominated | |||
| Best Choreography | Vijay Ganguly (for the song "Ban Ja Rani") | Nominated | |||
| 28 January 2018 | Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Lyricist of The Year | Santanu Ghatak (for the song "Rafu") | Won | [12][13] |
| Raag-Inspired Song of the Year | "Rafu" | Nominated | |||
| 22 June 2018 | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Film | Tumhari Sulu | Won | [14] |
| Best Story | Suresh Triveni | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress | Vidya Balan | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Manav Kaul | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Neha Dhupia | Nominated | |||
| Best Music Director | Guru Randhawa, Rajat Nagpal, Tanishk Bagchi, Amartya Rahut, Santanu Ghatak | Nominated | |||
| 10 August 2018 | Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Best Director | Suresh Triveni | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Actress | Vidya Balan | Nominated |
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