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Once Again

  • 2018
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.3K
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Once Again (2018)
After a chance phone call leads to daily conversations, a widowed restaurant owner and a lonely film actor plan to finally meet in person.
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After a chance phone call leads to daily conversations, a widowed restaurant owner and a lonely film actor plan to finally meet in person.After a chance phone call leads to daily conversations, a widowed restaurant owner and a lonely film actor plan to finally meet in person.After a chance phone call leads to daily conversations, a widowed restaurant owner and a lonely film actor plan to finally meet in person.

  • Director
    • Kanwal Sethi
  • Writers
    • Kanwal Sethi
    • Ajitpal Singh
  • Stars
    • Shefali Shah
    • Neeraj Kabi
    • Bidita Bag
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kanwal Sethi
    • Writers
      • Kanwal Sethi
      • Ajitpal Singh
    • Stars
      • Shefali Shah
      • Neeraj Kabi
      • Bidita Bag
    • 28User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Shefali Shah
    Shefali Shah
    • Tara
    • (as Shefali Shetty)
    Neeraj Kabi
    Neeraj Kabi
    • Amar
    Bidita Bag
    Bidita Bag
    • Mira
    Priyanshu Painyuli
    Priyanshu Painyuli
    • Dev
    Rasika Dugal
    Rasika Dugal
    • Sapna
    Bhagwan Tiwari
    • Ashok
    Narendra Jetley
    Narendra Jetley
    • Vijay(cook)
    Suparna Marwah
    Suparna Marwah
    Anuschka Sawhney
    • Film Actress
    Prabhat Raghunandan
    Prabhat Raghunandan
    • Film Director
    Yusuf Ahmed
    • Nikhil
    • (as a different name)
    Samir Chandra
    • Servant
    Parvez Patwary Milon
    • Yash
    • Director
      • Kanwal Sethi
    • Writers
      • Kanwal Sethi
      • Ajitpal Singh
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    7parveenjassal

    Mature and realistic

    The movie has an element of realism. Shefali Shah portrays her character beautifully, and makes the movie watchable. Every scene with her is worth watching. The phone conversations between the characters were well done, I think some of the best lines in the movie is during these scenes. A lot of it is good, the wide pan shots of the city, the bustling in the streets at night, the shots of Shefali in the restaurant cooking were the best moments of the film. However, the movie suffers from the melodramatic music, overtly emotional and sometimes completely unsuitable to the scene itself, making what could have been a good scene into something akin to an amateur film school student's creation. The ending is also uncharacteristic of the rest of the movie, makes little sense and leaves the viewer utterly unsatisfied. This is not to say that an ambiguous ending is not good, it just was not done very well, unlike "Lunchbox", another movie with a similar theme of loneliness. The movie could have been a lot more if there was sharper editing, removal of weird dancing montages and a more well thought out ending. Overall, though I do not regret wartching it. It's worth a watch just for Shefali's performance. Very underrated actress.
    7Peter_Young

    Culinary art and melancholic romance captured through brilliant subtlety and phenomenal visuals

    Once Again is a spectacularly well-photographed feature which celebrates love and relationships quietly and with impressive delicacy. The film follows the growing relationship between a widowed woman and mother of two running a small-scale food business and an ageing and lonely film star. Their acquaintance results from him becoming a regular customer who orders her meals. They become increasingly fond of each other, they have many heart-to-heart conversations, but their sweet romance is kept a secret, as she comes from a milieu where such a relationship could only damage her reputation and children.

    Let's just start by pronouncing the main attraction of the film and it's the cinematography. The film is amazingly well shot - the camera captures the tiniest of details the script asks for. The way the city lights are shot during night drives, the closeups capturing the protagonists' emotional state, the views of the city landscapes during the day, and obviously the art of cooking and the portions filmed in the kitchen, are all an absolute delight. Director Kanwal Sethi makes a film that is meticulously detailed in its expression that you could easily enjoy it as much without the dialogue. Moreover, the background score is very soothing.

    Does the story live up to the technical mastery? It does. The film does get a little self-indulgent for its own good, but it's quick to pick up from some of its pitfalls. The romantic tension between the two leads is effectively constructed, and its realisation is nothing short of staggering. Story-wise, it is a little amusing that such morals still exist even in the more urban areas, that, as one of the elder characters says, the happiness of the children trumps that of the parents. This narrow-mindedness feels so old-fashioned and dated you wish there was another conflict. I also wish the bitterness of the male lead, which is a little overdone, was toned down a little.

    Shefali Shah is stunning. First, in terms of her appearance, she has never looked so attractive, but not in the cheap sexy sense - her real, earthy Indian beauty blossoms as she dons traditional attire equally as much when she walks on the street or engrossed in kitchen work. This is obviously just the exterior, as Shah is obviously one of the prime examples of an actor so natural, nuanced and unself-conscious that her scenes often look like a piece of footage captured from a hidden camera. She's amazingly minimalistic and phenomenally expressive at the same time, and her eyes convey so much of the supposedly missing dialogue.

    Neeraj Kabi is excellent in a role which does get a tad stereotypical but never takes away from his understated performance. I do understand film stars deal with difficulties pertaining to their fame, including lack of privacy, loneliness, and the challenge of maintaining one's artistic ground. That said, the role would have benefitted from some positive strike as he looks consistently bitter and frustrated. The rest of the cast do really well in their bit parts, and the film concludes on a nicely positive note. Once Again is a very nice watch - it is well-photographed and narrated and particularly strong in the acting by Kabi and particularly Shah.
    9rajanele

    Must watch ...... MOVIE

    You dont need big stars to make a great movie . Anyways big stars dont make good movies nowadays . ONCE AGAIN made me smile with simplicity and great acting .
    8iamsmj

    Smooth and refreshing

    You just watch and get along with it. A movie to watch once again if you just leave everything and go as the tide or the intensity in the movie takes you at its own pace. Background score and cast is the most refreshing part.
    9anjaliontherocks

    Simple yet beautiful

    Nowaday movie lack lot of simplicity. This movie offers you exactly the same. These two characters don't speak much but they say so much through their silence.. it's hard to find such talent..I felt butterflies after ages..just fall in love once again..

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 2018 (India)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • Germany
      • Austria
    • Official sites
      • Crawling Angel Films (India)
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    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Once Again - Eine Liebe in Mumbai
    • Filming locations
      • Mumbai, India
    • Production companies
      • Neufilm
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
      • ARTE
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      • $1,300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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