Amar Colony(2022)
Meera is beautiful, pregnant and in search of some spice in her life. Mohit is young, idle, and lives next door with Devki, his abusive mother. Meera has a boring and absent husband. But wait to see what the guy is hiding. Her aunty Dunga is old and hopes to become immortal, her other half has a secret in his shop nobody knows about, except his young grandchild who is smarter than it seems. They all live in a dilapidated building called Amar Colony.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Open Theatre
- Theatrical Release
- 24 November 2022
- Director
- Siddharth Chauhan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A pregnant woman named Meera feels bored in her marriage and lives next to a young man with an abusive mother. Her aunt wants to live forever, while another neighbor hides a secret in his shop that only his clever grandchild knows. Their lives intersect in a run-down apartment building.
“In a crumbling building, everyone has a secret.”
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Trivia
- The film was shot entirely in the real-life Amar Colony neighborhood of Shimla, using local residents as extras.
- Director Siddharth Chauhan also served as the film's editor and co-writer, making it a deeply personal project.
- The movie's premiere was at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, not in India.
- It features a cameo by a well-known Himachali folk singer in a scene at the local shop.
- The dilapidated building shown is a real structure, not a constructed set.
- Much of the film's soundtrack uses ambient sounds recorded on location rather than composed music.
- The script was developed through workshops with the actors over several months before filming.