It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Indian mother Mrs Sethi's (Azmi) obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does. (c) Empire Magazine
Comedy, Romance
Studio 18, Bend It Films, Indian Film Company
Shabana Azmi as Mrs. Sethi, Goldy Notay as Roopi Sethi, Sendhil Ramamurthy as D S Raj Murthy, Sally Hawkins as Linda / Gitali, Mark Addy as D I Smythe, Ray Panthaki as Jazz Sethi, Lalita Ahmed as Old Woman at Market, Zoë Wanamaker as Mrs. Goldman, Don Warrington as Chief Superintendent, Jimi Mistry as Dev, Harvey Virdi as Overbearing Mother, Ace Bhatti as Tej, Preeya Kalidas as Karishma