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Raincoat

रेनकोट · 2004

Two former lovers meet in one room on one rainy afternoon and spend it lying to each other about how well they are doing.

Director
Rituparno Ghosh
Year
2004
Genre
Romance · Drama
Cast
Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai

Why it's in the canon

O. Henry's 'Gift of the Magi' as a two-hander. Aishwarya Rai's most controlled performance.

Two former lovers meet in one room on one rainy afternoon and spend it lying to each other about how well they are doing.

Raincoat sits in the 2000s alongside Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai — a decade this canon treats as formative.

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