Polite Society is a film written and directed by Nida Manzoor starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya.
A hilarious comedy… Romance, martial arts and teenager’s matters at the same time? Yes, it’s possible, and Nida Manzoor proves that if you have the will power, talent and intelligence, you can do almost anything.
Knowing how to write helps.
Storyline
Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Movie review
You know those films that manage to go wild at the very beginning? This one does it and then recovers the balance, knowing how to tell a story in a coherent and balanced way, balanced enough not to go crazy and daring enough to attract and, above all, to entertain.
A film full of references and with thousands of cinematographic codes to give it an extra cinematic touch. Good, imaginative dialogues that know how to blend with refreshing ideas comically combined and, this should always work in comedy, two special actresses who seem to have fun with roles created to enjoy themselves.
Dumb to the point of saying “enough”? Not at all, it knows how to maintain and, even within the genre, create characters and make them evolve while the “final kick” arrives.
Deep down, Polite Society is a conjunction of well narrated comedy clichés that, in an intelligent way, know how to transgress the cliché itself without transgressing or betraying it, always respecting the viewer and the unspoken promise of entertainment.
A wonderful set of references on the other hand: martial arts, youth films everywhere… it is a mix that works very well, like a candy soup that, although we like candy and soup… we would doubt their coexistence but, nevertheless and against all odds, they turn out to work well together.
A light film, but very well told. Above all, it manages to respect the genre and the viewer.
Hilarious at its best.
Our Opinion
A film designed to have a good time. It works, it entertains and, curiously, it has the wonderful quality of maintaining a balance in its imbalance.
Movie Trailer
The Cast
Priya Kansara / Ria Khan
Shobu Kapoor / Fatima
Ritu Arya / Lena
Ella Bruccoleri / Alba