| Three of Us | |
| Director: | Avinash Arun |
| Cinematography: | Avinash Arun |
| Editing: | Sanyukta Kaza |
| Music: | Alokananda Dasgupta |
| Distributor: | Karmic Films |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
Three of Us is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written and directed by Avinash Arun.[2] It stars Shefali Shah as Shailaja Desai, who has been diagnosed with dementia. Swanand Kirkire plays her husband Dipankar and Jaideep Ahlawat plays her childhood sweetheart, Pradeep Kamat.[3]
Three of Us premiered at the International Film Festival of India on 24 November 2022. It was released in Indian theatres nearly a year later, on 3 November 2023. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received eight nominations and won for Critics Best Actress (Shah) and Best Cinematography.[4]
Struggling with dementia, Shailaja takes a trip to revisit her childhood and confronts her traumatic past. Traveling with two men, her husband and childhood love, along the Konkan coastline, she seeks forgiveness and liberation.
Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Revolving around the passage of time, nostalgia, closure, and stillness… ‘Three of Us’ is meditative and melancholic. However, like a dwindling memory, the film feels lost and unsure of what it wants to say at regular intervals.".[5] Prateek Sur of Outlook gave the film five out of five stars, describing it as the best film of the year, and calling it "a masterpiece in acting".[6] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint labeled the film "unhurried and intimate".[7]
| Filmfare Awards | 28 January 2024 | Best Film (Critics) | Avinash Arun | [8] | |
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| Best Actress (Critics) | Shefali Shah | ||||
| Best Actor (Critics) | Jaideep Ahlawat | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Avinash Arun, Omkar Achyut Barve and Arpita Chatterjee | ||||
| Best Dialogue | Varun Grover and Shoaib Zulfi Nazeer | ||||
| Best Background Score | Alokananda Dasgupta | ||||
| Best Sound Design | Vinit D'Souza |