{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Monica | image = Monica_Poster.jpg | caption = | director = Sushen Bhatnagar | producer = Kush Bhargava | writer = Sushen Bhatnagar | narrator = | starring = {{ubl|Divya Dutta|Ashutosh Rana|Rajit Kapur}} | music = Raju Rao | cinematography = Chandan Goswami | editing = {{ubl|Santosh Kumar|Aadesh Verma}} | distributor = Aj Media Corporation | released = {{Film date|2011}} | runtime = 119 minutes<ref name=BBFC>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/monica-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zodezmza|title=Monica|website=British Board of Film Classification|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=18 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218154836/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/monica-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zodezmza|url-status=live}}</ref> | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = | gross = }}
'''Monica''' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film<ref name=BBFC/> written and directed by Sushen Bhatnagar, starring Divya Dutta, Ashutosh Rana and Rajit Kapur, and produced by Anup Jalota and Kush Bhargava.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/foxy-ladies/769978/|title= Indian Express - Foxxy ladies|access-date= 15 April 2014|archive-date= 16 April 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140416192354/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/foxy-ladies/769978/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news-and-interviews/One-cannot-survive-on-ghazals-only-Anup-Jalota/articleshow/19629872.cms|title= One cannot survive on ghazals only: Anup Jalota|website= The Times of India|access-date= 15 April 2014|archive-date= 31 May 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180531230602/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news-and-interviews/One-cannot-survive-on-ghazals-only-Anup-Jalota/articleshow/19629872.cms|url-status= live}}</ref> It is directed by Sushen Bhatnagar and is inspired from real life incidents such as the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case and the 2G spectrum case.
==Plot== The film traces the story of Monica Jaitley, who is an ambitious woman who wants to rise to the top at any cost. She has had a tormented life as a child, as she was sexually abused in her childhood. Leaving her horrid past behind, she falls in love with journalist Raj Jaitley. They do get married; however, they have an unhappy married life. She becomes a journalist herself, and this creates a rift between them. The story traces her rise to the top and the compromises she ends up making and their impact on her personal life.<ref name="CITEREFIndianExpress">{{cite web|url= http://indianexpress.com/news/monica/767383/|title= Monica Movie Review - Indian Express}}</ref>
==Cast==
* Divya Dutta ... Monica Jaitley (Journalist) * Rajit Kapur ... Raj Jaitley (Monica's husband) * Ashutosh Rana ... Chandrakant Pandit (Politician) * Kitu Gidwani ... Pamela Grewal (Industrialist) * Yashpal Sharma ... Public Prosecutor Mathur * Tinnu Anand ... Assem Ray * Kunika ... Judge Shanti * Yatin Karyekar ... M.J. * Mithilesh Chaturvedi ... Defence Lawyer Abhinav Pathak * Saurabh Dubey ... Shrikant Vohra * Dadhey Pandey ... Sandeep Mishra (Broker) * Anil Rastogi ... Mr Jaitley, Monica's Father * Veda Rakesh ... Mrs Jaitley, Monica's Mother * Padam Singh ... Gopinath Pandey * Zarine Viccajee ... House Owner - Nainita
==Reception== Mahesh Bhatt tweeted, "Monica is a brave film, and Divya Dutta bears her soul on the screen like Shabana Azmi once did in the movie Arth".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/No-actress-would-dare-to-attempt-Monica-Divya/articleshow/7825097.cms|title= No actress would dare to attempt Monica: Divya Dutta|website= The Times of India|access-date= 15 April 2014|archive-date= 28 October 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171028175213/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/No-actress-would-dare-to-attempt-Monica-Divya/articleshow/7825097.cms|url-status= live}}</ref>
Indian Express review - ''"Monica has the intention, and a couple of effective performances, but doesn't keep up with its execution."'' <ref name="CITEREFIndianExpress"/>
Hindustan Times - Mayank Shekhar gave it 1/5 stars <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/mayank-shekhar-s-review-monica/article1-677625.aspx|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110402105701/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Monica/Article1-677625.aspx|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2 April 2011|title= Mayank Shekhar's Review: Monica}}</ref>
The Times of India gave it 3/5 stars and a decent review - ''"Don't be mislead by the title and don't be foxed by the low key publicity. This one's truly a surprise. Check it out."'' <ref>{{cite web|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Monica/movie-review/7781873.cms|title= ToI Review: Monica|website= The Times of India|access-date= 15 April 2014|archive-date= 4 April 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150404095000/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Monica/movie-review/7781873.cms|url-status= live}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|1887817|Monica}}
Category:2011 films Category:2011 Hindi-language films Category:2011 Indian films Category:2G spectrum case Category:Films about corruption in India