Overview
A family's final days in their beloved home reveal the complexities of love and loss.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- warm
- wistful
- intimate
- family movie night
- reflective weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a tender, well-acted family drama with emotional maturity and an effective ensemble.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Batras spend their final days in a 31-year-old family house before relocating, making the home a repository of shared history.
The plot unfolds across the family’s last four days together in their longtime home.
Kusum, Arun, Indira, Sudhakar, Aditya, and Amrita represent overlapping generations confronting the family’s move and its consequences.
The Batras’ move to a new city forces them to reconsider what keeps the family together beyond a shared address.
Films like Gulmohar, and why
Kapoor & Sons
shared intimate family drama, multigenerational tensions, and an emotionally warm farewell atmosphere
The Namesake
shared bittersweet domestic drama centered on family secrets, generational conflict, and changing relationships
Piku
shared ensemble family storytelling, understated humor, and emotional reckonings within a changing household
Movie Details
- Director
- Rahul V. Chittella
- Release Date
- 2023-03-03
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Sharmila Tagore
- Manoj Bajpayee
- Simran
- Amol Palekar
- Suraj Sharma
- Utsavi Jha
- Kaveri Seth
- Santhy Balachandran
- Jatin Goswami
- Anuraag Arora
Common questions
- What is Gulmohar about?
- Over four final days in their ancestral home, a multigenerational Indian family confronts the memories and tensions surrounding an unavoidable move.
- What is Gulmohar like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gulmohar as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Gulmohar violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Gulmohar.
- What did critics think of Gulmohar?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a tender, well-acted family drama with emotional maturity and an effective ensemble.
- Which films are like Gulmohar?
- Films with a similar feel include Kapoor & Sons, The Namesake, and Piku.
- How long is Gulmohar?
- Gulmohar runs 132 minutes.
