It's a Wonderful Afterlife

"Finding the right man can be murder"

May 4 2021 PG-13 1h 40m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's 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.

Plot

Southall Police are baffled by four successive homicides of East Indians, and request Detective Raj Murthy to mingle with the local community and find out who is behind the murders. Raj does so and meets with his childhood girlfriend, Roopi Sethi, who lives with her widowed mother and brother, Jazz. Both continue to meet and an unsuspecting Raj will be taken by surprise when his superiors consider Roopi as a suspect in these homicides as she knew all the deceased victims. Before they could take any further steps, a fifth homicide occurs - that of Mrs. Goldstein. Again this victim is also known to Roopi, but in order to arrest her, they must find evidence and also a motive.

Written by

Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges

Directed by

Gurinder Chadha

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Indian Film Company, Bend It Films, Studio 18

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,748
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA