Yours Truly

About the film

Yours Truly is a 2018 Indian romantic drama film directed by Sanjoy Nag. The film stars Soni Razdan, Pankaj Tripathi and Aahana Kumra, with Mahesh Bhatt in a special appearance. It is an official adaptation of one of the stories (The One That Was Announced) from the book LOVE STORIES #1 TO 14 authored by Annie Zaidi

and published by HarperCollins. The film is Shiladitya Bora's maiden production under Platoon One Films in association with MDC Filmworks, Lighthouse Innoventures and Basabaari Talkies. The film got acquired by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and had its world digital premiere on 3 May 2019 on ZEE5.

Plot

As 57-year old government employee Mithi Kumar finds herself on the brink of retirement from her mundane office job, she realises there's just one thing she'll miss about work- or rather her daily commute. It's the voice of a stranger that she has been irresistibly drawn to; one she has felt a deep connection with amidst the everyday din of the railway station. That voice belongs to the station announcer- her invisible but constant companion as she goes to work every day. Ever since the first time she heard his voice, she felt something stir in her- and over the last decade it began to feel as if he was speaking directly to her, as she began conjuring up her own images of him- even writing letters to him, sharing her deepest emotions with this stranger. As her days at work come to a close, Mithi searches anxiously for her imagined soulmate. Will she ever find him- and more importantly, is he for real?

Production

The shooting for the film was completed in 33 days starting in October 2017 and wrapping up on 23 December, in and around Kolkata, West Bengal. Mahesh Bhatt made the announcement about the film through his official Twitter account on 23 December 2017.

The poster of the film was revealed on Twitter by Alia Bhatt.

Reception

Yours Truly has garnered multiple reviews and acclaim for its subtle portrayal of loneliness in the modern era.

In her review, Ishita Sengupta from The Indian Express states that, "Sanjoy Nag’s Yours Truly does not view loneliness as a condition contingent on something, rather as a continuous, pervasive state of being, and succeeds in presenting an intimate portrayal of loneliness and the lonely"; and in agreement with this view, Aayushi Sharma of ZeeTV compliments Nag's directorial prowess by writing, "Nag has sprinkled melancholy all over the film but kept the fragrance of it intact."

The protagonist of the film, Soni Razdan, caught the attention of writers and critics for her stellar performance as the 57 year old lonely Mithi Kumar.

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