Summary
Mrs. Serial Killer, also spelled as Mrs Serial Killer, is a 2020 Indian crime thriller film, written and directed by Shirish Kunder and produced by his wife Farah Khan. The film stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Manoj Bajpayee and Mohit Raina in the main lead roles while Aamir Khan's niece Zayn Marie Khan makes her acting debut in the film.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Shirish Kunder |
| Written by | Shirish Kunder |
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| Edited by | Shirish Kunder |
| Music by | Shirish Kunder |
Production company | Three's Company Productions Pvt.Ltd |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Jacqueline plays the title role of the film. The film was released on Netflix on 1 May, coinciding with May Day.
Plot edit
Sona tells her husband Mrityunjoy Mukherjee (Joy) that she's pregnant. Inspector Imran Shahid, who is also Sona's ex-boyfriend, visits her house to collect evidence against Joy in a serial killing case. Sona thinks Shahid is just trying to frame Joy to take revenge on him for taking away his love.
The serial killing case is that of six girls who went missing; their bodies were found in an isolated house owned by Joy. All the victims were unmarried and pregnant and were then aborted and dismembered. Joy, a gynaecologist, is arrested and the town's people lose respect for him. Sona, who firmly believes that Joy is innocent and framed by Shahid, visits Joy in prison, and Joy tells her to ask a famous lawyer Mr. Rastogi for help, whom he had saved before. Joy's bail application is rejected by the court for all found evidence is against Joy. Rastogi suggests that Sona prove Joy's innocence by killing one more girl in the same way the previous six were killed to prove that the killer is not Joy.
Sona is a kind person and unwilling to hurt anyone but finally agrees after she is convinced that there's no other way to prove Joy's innocence. She chooses her neighbor Anushka Tiwari, an unmarried pregnant girl. News of Anushka's death reaches police, making the court believe Joy is not the killer. He is granted bail.
After Joy returns home, Sona shows him Anushka, who is still held captive by her. didn't actually kill her, but found an unclaimed body and dressed it up to make it look like Anushka's body. Meanwhile, Anushka's boyfriend Sid follows them and finds that Anushka is actually alive in the basement of Joy's clinic. Sid tries to free her but accidentally locks himself in the cupboard.
Sona wakes up in the night to find Joy missing. She drives to the clinic immediately to find Joy about to kill Anushka. Sona now realizes that he is indeed the killer of the six girls. Joy revealed his mother got pregnant with him out of wedlock and abandoned him. Ever since Joy hates girls who gets pregnant out of wedlock that's why he abort and dismember them. Sona tries to save Anushka but Joy pins her hand on the table with his scalpel. Sid is also tied up by Joy, but he manages to contact Shahid, who immediately arrives, only to be tied by Joy too. Joy is now going to abort and dismember Anushka right in front of them. Shahid manages to free himself and Sona, who gets Sid and Anushka to escape. During his attempt to kill Anushka, Joy accidentally stabs Sona after she throws herself in front of Sid and Anushka. Shahid stabs Joy from behind, presumably killing him.
Sona wakes up in hospital with Shahid beside her and learns she has lost her baby. He tells her that Anushka is not going to file a case against her because she saved her life. Joy is also saved by the doctor and alive, but escapes from the hospital before anyone is aware. Rastogi, who is now revealed to have known Joy's crime already, and possibly had a role in those killings, meets Joy and gives him shelter.
Cast edit
- Jacqueline Fernandez as Sona Mukerjee
- Manoj Bajpayee as Dr. Mrityunjoy "Joy/Mrityu" Mukerjee
- Mohit Raina as Inspector Imran Shahid
- Zayn Marie Khan as Anushka Tiwari
- Darshan Jariwala as Brij Rastogi
- Chanda Joshi as Mrs. Rastogi
- Deepak Arora as Sid, Anushka's boyfriend
- Vipul Deshpande as Prison Official
Release edit
The film was released on Netflix on 1 May 2020, coinciding with May Day.[4][5]
Reception edit
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 17% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10.[6]
Shubhra Gupta in her zero-star review for The Indian Express stated "Nothing, not Fernandez in her perfectly coiffed curls, nor Raina trying very hard to appear as if he knows what’s going on, nor the sundry others who come and go, help. Nor, I’m forced to regretfully report, Bajpayee, who should have known better."[7] Rohan Naahar of Hindustan Times said "Not only does it disrespect your intelligence, it pretends --for a brief time towards the end -- that it has been in on the joke all along. It has none of the tongue-in-cheek chuckles that producer Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na did, but is, instead, a strong contender for one of the worst films of 2020."[8]
Jonathon Wilson of Ready steady Cut gave the film 3 out of 5 saying "A genuinely compelling premise makes Mrs. Serial Killer (Netflix) a much better showcase for Jacqueline Fernandez than the woeful Drive."[9]
References edit
- ^ "Jacqueline Fernandez and Manoj Bajpayee's Netflix film Mrs Serial Killer to premiere on May 1". The Indian Express. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "MRS Serial Killer: Shirish Kunder introduces Jacqueline, Manoj Bajpayee and Mohit Raina's characters". Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Jacqueline Fernandez to star in Netflix's Mrs Serial Killer, directed by Shirish Kunder, produced by Farah Khan". Hindustan Times. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Jacqueline Fernandez-starrer Mrs Serial Killer to premiere on May 1". India Today. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Jacqueline Fernandez, Manoj Bajpayee's Mrs Serial Killer to debut on 1 May; Netflix thriller directed by Shrish Kunder". Firstpost. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Mrs. Serial Killer". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (2 May 2020). "Mrs Serial Killer movie review: The Jacqueline Fernandez starrer is beyond ghastly". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Mrs Serial Killer movie review: Jacqueline Fernandez's Netflix India film is more torturous than lockdown; one of the worst movies of 2020". Hindustan Times. 1 May 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathon (1 May 2020). "Mrs. Serial Killer review – I'm a murderer and so is my wife". Ready Steady Cut. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
External links edit
- Mrs. Serial Killer at IMDb