Life Express(2010)
Life Express is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anup Das. The film stars Rituparna Sengupta, Kiran Janjani, Divya Dutta, and Yashpal Sharma. The story follows Tanvi Sharma, a Mumbai-based banker who aborts her pregnancy to keep her job, then turns to surrogacy to become a mother. She hires Gauri, a poor village woman, to carry her child. The narrative explores the social stigma, family pressure, and emotional conflicts surrounding commercial surrogacy in India. The film features a soundtrack by Roop Kumar Rathod with lyrics by Shakeel Azmi. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its bold subject but criticism for its execution. The film was released in 2010 and is available on select streaming platforms.
Quick Facts
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- Theatrical Release
- 27 August 2010
- Director
- Anup Das
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
Tanvi Sharma is a career-driven banker in Mumbai. She gets promoted but discovers she is pregnant. She aborts the child to keep her job. Later, she and her husband Nikhil hire a poor village woman named Gauri to be their surrogate. But as Gauri carries the baby, she bonds with it and may decide to keep it. Tanvi must fight society, family, and her own fears to become a mother.
“A mother is made by love, not blood.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Life Express
Cast reunions in this film: Divya Dutta & Yashpal Sharma (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Life Express: The Journey of a Lifetime' before being shortened for release.
- It was shot almost entirely in Mumbai, using real corporate offices to depict the couple's busy work environments.
- Director Anup Das was a former ad filmmaker, and this was his only feature film as director.
- The movie's soundtrack includes a rare playback song sung by actor Sharman Joshi, who also starred in the film.
- It had a very limited theatrical release, primarily in urban centers, and quickly moved to television broadcasts.
- The story was partly inspired by rising reports of surrogacy and work-life balance issues in Indian media at the time.
- A subplot involving a supporting character's surrogacy decision was considered bold for mainstream Hindi cinema in 2010.