Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- sordid
- delirious
- melancholic
- cinephile night
- independent cinema screening
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an original, visually striking, immersive portrait of Bombay's disreputable film underworld, though some found its opacity and looseness frustrating.
What sets it apart
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Sonu and Vicky Duggal produce sleazy horror and softcore films within Bombay's lower-tier film economy.
The brothers' partnership deteriorates through jealousy, betrayal, and opposing ambitions.
The film uses archival period films, expressive editing, color, off-screen space, and transitions between delirious stylization and naturalism.
The crime-and-film milieu is intertwined with doomed love and the sexual economy surrounding the productions.
Films like Miss Lovely, and why
Gangs of Wasseypur
shared Indian film-industry setting, sordid crime milieu, and formally adventurous storytelling
The Player
shared filmmaking subject, morally compromised characters, and atmospheric crime drama
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
shared doomed ambition, jealousy, betrayal, and shadowy noir-inflected visual style
The King of Comedy
shared tragic sibling rivalry, underground subculture, and heightened independent style
Movie Details
- Director
- Ashim Ahluwalia
- Release Date
- 2014-01-17
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Niharika Singh
- Anil George
- Zeena Bhatia
- Menka Lalwani
- Ragesh Asthana
- Manoj Bakshi
- Avinash Razdan
- Premnath Gulati
- Kuldeep Rajput
Common questions
- What is Miss Lovely about?
- Two brothers making disreputable horror films in 1980s Bombay descend into jealousy, betrayal, and a doomed struggle for control.
- What is Miss Lovely like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Miss Lovely as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Miss Lovely violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Miss Lovely as moderate.
- What did critics think of Miss Lovely?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an original, visually striking, immersive portrait of Bombay's disreputable film underworld, though some found its opacity and looseness frustrating.
- Which films are like Miss Lovely?
- Films with a similar feel include Gangs of Wasseypur, The Player, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, and The King of Comedy.
- How long is Miss Lovely?
- Miss Lovely runs 113 minutes.
