
Waiting(2016)
Hindi98 mins
Waiting (2016) is a 98-minute Hindi film directed by Anu Menon. Starring Kalki Koechlin, Naseeruddin Shah and Arjun Mathur. With an audience rating of 7.4/10, Waiting stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2016.
Director:Anu Menon
Mood:
emotionalupliftingfunny
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Hotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 27 May 2016
- Director
- Anu Menon
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.4/10
Storyline
A quiet older man visits his wife in the hospital, where she is in a coma. He meets a lively younger woman whose husband is also in a coma. The two form an unexpected friendship as they wait and hope for their spouses to wake up.
“Two strangers find hope in a hospital waiting room.”
Film Details
7.4Rating
98Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date27 May 2016
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingfunny
Themes
lovefriendshipfamilysurvival
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.4/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1




Suhasini ManiratnamActor
→#2
Kalki KoechlinTara Deshpande
→#3
Naseeruddin ShahShiv Kumar
→#4
Rajat KapoorActor
→#5A
Arjun MathurRajat Deshpande
→#6
#7N
Nandini SreeActor
→N
Neha Parti MatiyaniCinematographer
→#8A
Anu MenonDirector
→#9
K
Krishna ShankarActor
→#10
D
Dinesh PrabhakarActor
→Trivia
- The film was shot in just 25 days, primarily in a single hospital location in Kochi.
- Actor Naseeruddin Shah prepared for his role by spending time with real-life coma patients and their families.
- The movie is a remake of the director Anu Menon's own 2010 Malayalam film of the same name.
- It was co-produced by Priti Rathi Gupta and Manish Mundra, known for backing many acclaimed indie films.
- A key scene where the characters share a drink in the hospital was improvised during the shoot.
- The film's soundtrack features a song by the band Agnee, which was not included in the original Malayalam version.
- Despite critical praise, it had a very limited theatrical release, focusing more on film festivals and later digital platforms.
