It's a Wonderful Afterlife

– Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
Hai Marjawaan!
It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010) - Also known as Hai Marjawaan!

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.

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Producing Country:
UK
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Release Date:

21 Apr 2010

Language:

English, Punjabi

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Gurinder Chadha

Writer:

Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges

Main Actors:

Sanjeev Bhaskar, Steve Morphew, Steve Jones, Jamie Sives

Plot:

Southall Police are baffled by four successive homicides of East Indians, and request Detective Raj Murthy to mingle with the local community and find out who is behind the murders. Raj does so and meets with his childhood girlfriend, Roopi Sethi, who lives with her widowed mother and brother, Jazz. Both continue to meet and an unsuspecting Raj will be taken by surprise when his superiors consider Roopi as a suspect in these homicides as she knew all the deceased victims. Before they could take any further steps, a fifth homicide occurs - that of Mrs. Goldstein. Again this victim is also known to Roopi, but in order to arrest her, they must find evidence and also a motive.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

UTV Communications

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
Metacritic:
40%