The Tenant (2023 film)

The Tenant
The Tenant
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sushrut Jain
Screenplay by	Sushrut Jain
Story by	Sushrut Jain
Produced by	Kanchan Kalra; Daniel Walter
Starring	Shamita Shetty; Rudhraksh Jaiswal;
Cinematography	Pankaj Kumar; Nuthan Nagraj
Production; company	Mad Coolie Productions
Release date	10 February 2023;
Running time	122 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Hindi; English

The Tenant is Hindi-English

coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Sushrut Jain. It stars Shamita Shetty

and Rudhraksh Jaiswal. It is produced by Mad Coolie Productions. It was released on 10 February 2023. It received mix reviews from the critics who praised the performances but criticised the screenplay.

Plot

An attractive and bold woman, Meera, moves into a middle-class housing society. The people of the society disapproves and gossip about to her lifestyle. She forms a friendship with a teenager, Bharat. Due to Bharat's mistake, her past is revealed to the people. They decide ask her to vacate while a member of the society abuses her and was saved by Bharat. Bharat's parents rebuild their falling marriage.

Cast

Shamita Shetty as Meera/Sonia Sarai
Rudhraksh Jaiswal as Bharat
Sheeba Chaddha as Mrs. Mishra
Akshat Singh as Pappu
Atul Srivastava as Bharat's father
Harsh Mayar as Rocky
Vasuki Sunkavalli as Natasha
Manish Anand as Ajay
Divya Jagdale as Bharat's mother
Swanand Kirkire as Mr. Mishra
Dayanand Shetty as Detective Daya
Gracy Goswami as Aparna
Jayesh V. Kardak as Rajoo

Production

The film was written and directed by Sushrut Jain. It is produced by Mad Coolie Productions. After appearing in 2007 Hindi film Cash, Shamita Shetty returned to the cinema after 15 years with this film.^[1] The film is shot in Juhu Sameep in Mumbai where Jain grew up.^[2] The film featured songs including James Carr’s "Lovable Girl", Lee Dorsey’s "Hello Mama' and Chris Isaak’s "Wicked Games".^[3]

Release

The film was released in Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles in May 2021.^[4] The film was released in theatres on 10 February 2023.^[1]

Reception

Dhaval Roy of

Free Press Journal rated it 3 out of 5. He praised theme and performances, especially of Shetty. He criticised few scenes and compared the friendship of Bharat and Meera with Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002).^[2] Panos Kotzathanasis of Asian Movie Pulse praised the theme, performances and direction but criticised some plot points. He recalled Malèna (2000) with the similar theme.^[4] Sameer Ahire writing for Movie Talkies rated it 2 out of 5. He criticised the screenplay and found it "predictable and tedious" while called the performances "decent". He questioned the motivation and theme behind the film.^[6] Manoj Vashisth of Dainik Jagran gave 3 out of 5 ratings.^[7]