Sharmajee Ki Beti
{{Short description|2024 Hindi film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sharmajee Ki Beti
| image = Sharmajee_ki_Beti.jpg
| caption = Official release poster
| native_name =
| director = Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
| producer = {{ubl|Atul Kasbekar|Sameer Nair|Deepak Segal}}
| writer = Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
| starring = {{ubl|Sakshi Tanwar|Divya Dutta|Saiyami Kher|Parvin Dabas|Sharib Hashmi}}
| narrator =
| music = Donn Bhat
| cinematography = Rakesh Haridas
Daljeet Singh
| editing = Antara Lahiri
| studio = Applause Entertainment
Ellipsis Entertainment
| distributor = Amazon Prime
| released = {{Film date|2024|06|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Sharmajee Ki Beti is a 2024 Hindi-language comedy, drama film written and directed by Tahira Kashyap Khurrana, in her directorial debut, under Applause Entertainment and Ellipsis Entertainment, for Amazon Prime Video. It stars Sakshi Tanwar, Divya Dutta, Saiyami Kher, Parvin Dabas, Sharib Hashmi in prime roles.{{cite web |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti Movie (2024) {{!}} Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at Amazon Prime Video |url=https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-126530 |website=Gadgets 360 |access-date=1 July 2024 |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701155156/https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-126530 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti Movie: Review {{!}} Release Date (2024) {{!}} Songs {{!}} Music {{!}} Images {{!}} Official Trailers {{!}} Videos {{!}} Photos {{!}} News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/sharmajee-ki-beti/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=2 July 2024 |language=en |date=28 June 2024 |archive-date=28 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628140922/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/sharmajee-ki-beti/ |url-status=live}} It was released on 28 June 2024{{Cite web |last=Desai |first=Rahul |date=28 June 2024 |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti Review: Flattening Women's Empowerment Into Clichés |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/streaming-reviews/sharmajee-ki-beti-review-flattening-womens-empowerment-into-clichs |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=filmcompanion.in |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti Review : Tahira Kashyap's film is a delightful watch that looks at the grandeur of womanhood throughout all age groups |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/sharmajee-ki-beti/ottmoviereview/111311925.cms |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=28 June 2024 |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti movie review: Tahira Kashyap's debut is likeable, even if predictable |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-tahira-kashyap-debut-likeable-even-if-predictable-9420148/ |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} on Amazon Prime.{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Bhavana |title=Civil War, Family Affair and more: Latest OTT releases to watch |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/civil-war-family-affair-and-more-latest-ott-releases-to-watch-1308725 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630061454/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/civil-war-family-affair-and-more-latest-ott-releases-to-watch-1308725 |url-status=live}}
Cast
- Divya Dutta as Kiran Sharma
- Sakshi Tanwar as Jyoti Sharma
- Saiyami Kher as Tanvi Sharma
- Vanshika Taparia as Swati Sharma
- Arista Mehta as Gurveen Sharma
- Parvin Dabas as Vinod Sharma
- Sharib Hashmi as Sudhir Sharma
- Anjali Joshi as Dr. Narvekar
- Nazneen Madan as Dr. Shreya Talpade
- Ravjeet Singh as Rohan
- Sushant Ghadge as Chotu
- Tripti Sahu as Surina
- Guneet Wahan as Shamma
Production
The film was announced by Tahira Kashyap Khurrana in August 2021.{{cite news |last=Raghuvanshi |first=Aakanksha |title="Feeling Numb, Can't Believe It's Happening": Tahira Kashyap Announces Debut Feature Sharmaji Ki Beti |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/feeling-numb-cant-believe-its-happening-tahira-kashyap-announces-debut-feature-sharmaji-ki-beti-2514107 |access-date=3 July 2024 |publisher=NDTV |date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810151216/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/feeling-numb-cant-believe-its-happening-tahira-kashyap-announces-debut-feature-sharmaji-ki-beti-2514107 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Service |first=Express News |title=Tahira Kashyap Khurrana to direct 'Sharmaji Ki Beti' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/Aug/21/tahira-kashyap-khurrana-to-direct-sharmaji-ki-beti-2347726.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=21 August 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Tahira Kashyap announces directorial debut with Sharmaji Ki Beti |url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/tahira-kashyap-announces-directorial-debut-with-sharmaji-ki-beti-2386498.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Zee News |agency=IANS |date=19 August 2021 |language=en |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716155023/https://zeenews.india.com/people/tahira-kashyap-announces-directorial-debut-with-sharmaji-ki-beti-2386498.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Features |first1=C. E. |title=Tahira Kashyap Khurrana to direct debut feature Sharmaji Ki Beti |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2021/Aug/19/tahira-kashyap-khurrana-to-direct-debut-feature-sharmaji-ki-beti-26141.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Cinema Express |date=19 August 2021 |language=en |archive-date=29 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129052954/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2021/aug/19/tahira-kashyap-khurrana-to-direct-debut-feature-sharmaji-ki-beti-26141.html |url-status=live}} Principal photography began in the same month in Mumbai and Chandigarh.{{cite news |title=Tahira Kashyap announces directorial debut with 'Sharmaji Ki Beti' |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/tahira-kashyap-announces-directorial-debut-sharmaji-ki-beti-1502996466.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The Statesman |agency=IANS |date=19 August 2021 |language=en |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716155025/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/tahira-kashyap-announces-directorial-debut-sharmaji-ki-beti-1502996466.html |url-status=live}} The filming wrapped up in November 2022.{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Titas |title=Tahira Kashyap Wraps Up Shoot of Debut Feature Sharmaji Ki Beti Starring Sakshi Tanwar, Divya Dutta |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/tahira-kashyap-wraps-up-shoot-of-debut-feature-sharmaji-ki-beti-starring-sakshi-tanwar-divya-dutta-6383929.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=News18 |date=14 November 2022 |language=en |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716155022/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/tahira-kashyap-wraps-up-shoot-of-debut-feature-sharmaji-ki-beti-starring-sakshi-tanwar-divya-dutta-6383929.html |url-status=live}}
Release
Sharmajee Ki Beti was released on 28 June 2024 on Amazon Prime.{{cite news |last=T |first=Sachin |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti OTT Release Date: Know About Plot, Cast & Platform |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sharmajee-ki-beti-ott-release-date-know-about-plot-cast-platform |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=The Free Press Journal |date=19 June 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Tahira Kashyap Khurrana's 'Sharmajee Ki Beti' gets premiere date |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tahira-kashyap-khurranas-sharmajee-ki-beti-gets-premiere-date/article68299318.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |date=17 June 2024 |language=en-IN |archive-date=2 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702092704/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tahira-kashyap-khurranas-sharmajee-ki-beti-gets-premiere-date/article68299318.ece |url-status=live}}
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.{{Cite web |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sharmajee_ki_beti |access-date=29 January 2025 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV awarded 3 stars to the movie and wrote in his review "It is a lively, warm film marked by insight, intelligence and imagination and buoyed by a bunch of flawless performances."{{cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |author-link=Saibal Chatterjee |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti Review: A Lively, Warm Film Buoyed By Flawless Performances |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sharmajee-ki-beti-review-a-lively-warm-film-buoyed-by-flawless-performances-3-stars-5988041 |access-date=2 July 2024 |publisher=NDTV |date=28 June 2024 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716155541/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sharmajee-ki-beti-review-a-lively-warm-film-buoyed-by-flawless-performances-3-stars-5988041 |url-status=live}}{{rating|3|5}} Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2.5/5 stars and stated "It’s all very likeable even if predictable, because this is not the kind of film that’s going to leave any of its characters hanging or desolate".{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |author-link=Shubhra Gupta |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti movie review: Tahira Kashyap's debut is likeable, even if predictable |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-tahira-kashyap-debut-likeable-even-if-predictable-9420148/ |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=28 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=2 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702134344/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-tahira-kashyap-debut-likeable-even-if-predictable-9420148/ |url-status=live}}{{rating|2.5|5}} Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wasn't positive about the movie and opined "Wanting to normalise menstruation and homosexuality is always appreciated but Sharmajee Ki Beti's airy-fairy approach doesn't quite convince."{{cite news |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |author-link=Sukanya Verma |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti Review: Lightweight Feminism |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sharmaji-ki-beti-review/20240628.htm |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=Rediff.com |date=28 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701085814/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sharmaji-ki-beti-review/20240628.htm |url-status=live}}{{rating|2.5|5}}
Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times stated "What truly steals the show in Sharmajee Ki Beti is Divya Dutta's heartwarming performance as a housewife on a journey of self-discovery."{{cite news |last=Rawal Kukreja |first=Monika |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti review: A warm group hug celebrating womanhood; your next watch after Laapataa Ladies |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sharmajee-ki-beti-review-a-warm-group-hug-celebrating-womanhood-your-next-watch-after-laapataa-ladies-tahira-kashyap-101719544960725.html |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 June 2024 |archive-date=2 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702092127/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sharmajee-ki-beti-review-a-warm-group-hug-celebrating-womanhood-your-next-watch-after-laapataa-ladies-tahira-kashyap-101719544960725.html |url-status=live}} Arushi Jain of India Today too gave a negative review "Over its nearly two-hour runtime, it takes some effort to sit through."{{cite news |last=Jain |first=Arushi |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti Review: Out-of-depth film celebrates women without bashing men |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-tahira-kashyap-sakshi-tanwar-divya-dutta-out-of-depth-film-2559412-2024-06-28 |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=India Today |date=28 June 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|2.5|5}} Snigdha Nalini of Outlook India stated "The movie is, at best, a one-time feel-good watch and that is a good attempt from a debutante director."{{cite news |last=Nalini |first=Snigdha |title='Sharmajee Ki Beti' Movie Review: Tahira Kashyap Delicately Captures The Essence Of Being A Woman |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/movie-review/sharmajee-ki-beti-on-prime-video-movie-review-tahira-kashyaps-directorial-debut-delicately-captures-the-essence-of-being-a-woman |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Outlook India |date=28 June 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}} Shreyas Pande of The New Indian Express gave only 1.5/5 stars and wrote "The film doesn’t believe in thoughtful reflection and merely underlines some pre-existing issues faced by women."{{cite news |last=Pande |first=Shreyas |title='Sharmajee Ki Beti' Movie Review: Too facile to leave an impact |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2024/Jun/29/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-too-facile-to-leave-an-impact |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=29 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701012011/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2024/Jun/29/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-too-facile-to-leave-an-impact |url-status=live}}{{rating|1.5|5}} Sonal Pandya of Times Now expressed "Keeping the focus on the teenage girls and their families would have been simpler."{{cite news |last1=Pandya |first1=Sonal |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti Movie Review: Tahira Kashyap's Overstuffed Comedy Has Its Moments |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/bollywood/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-tahira-kashyap-overstuffed-comedy-has-its-moments-review-105037853 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Times Now |date=7 November 2023 |language=en |archive-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225115328/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/bollywood/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-tahira-kashyap-overstuffed-comedy-has-its-moments-review-105037853 |url-status=live}}{{rating|2.5|5}} Riya Sharma of Daily News and Analysis felt "as if it is a four-hour-long film" and wrote in her review "The film tries to deal with too many things at once."{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Riya |title=Sharmajee Ki Beti review: Sakshi Tanwar, Divya Dutta shine bright in Tahira Kashyap's warm but overstuffed ode to women |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-sharmajee-ki-beti-review-sakshi-tanwar-divya-dutta-shine-in-tahira-kashyap-warm-but-overstuffed-feminist-story-3095011 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=28 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=2 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702145624/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-sharmajee-ki-beti-review-sakshi-tanwar-divya-dutta-shine-in-tahira-kashyap-warm-but-overstuffed-feminist-story-3095011 |url-status=live}}{{rating|3|5}}
Suparna Sharma of The Week stated "It’s easy to make a big film about big things with big characters. But it’s always difficult to write with nuance about the daily occurrences.."{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Suparna |title='Sharmajee Ki Beti' review: A joyous debut that finds meaning in the mundane |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2024/06/28/sharmajee-ki-beti-review-a-joyous-debut-that-finds-meaning-in-the-mundane.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The Week |date=28 June 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}} Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in praised Divya Dutta's performance and wrote "Although Kiran’s track is the most complicated as well as the most easily resolved, Dutta is an endearing superwoman."{{cite news |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='Sharmajee Ki Beti' review: Feel-good with a capital F |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1069716/sharmajee-ki-beti-review-feel-good-with-a-capital-f |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Scroll.in |date=28 June 2024 |language=en}} Pratikshya Mishra of The Quint gave some positive review with 3.5/5 stars "Tahira Kashyap Khurrana’s film leaves you wanting more – both of it and from it."{{cite news |last=Mishra |first=Pratikshya |title='Sharmajee Ki Beti' Review: A Simplistic, Intuitive Celebration of Womanhood |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/sharmajee-ki-beti-movie-review-divya-dutta-sakshi-tanwar-saiyami-kher-womanhood-exploration |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=The Quint |date=28 June 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|3.5|5}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sharmajee_ki_beti Sharmajee Ki Beti] at Rotten Tomatoes
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