Three of Us (film)

Three of Us is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written and directed by Avinash Arun. 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.

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.

Plot
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.

Cast

 * Shefali Shah as Shailaja Desai
 * Jaideep Ahlawat as Pradeep Kamat
 * Swanand Kirkire as Dipankar Desai
 * Kadambari Kadam as Sarika Kamat
 * Rasika Agashe as Gayatri Jayant
 * Ojasvi Berde as Riddhi, elder daughter of Pradeep and Sarika
 * Radha Dharana as Katha, younger daughter of Pradeep and Sarika
 * Sharvari Lohokare as Gauri, Shailaja's friend
 * Shruja Prabhudesai as Rupali Kurankar
 * Neena Kulkarni as Mrs Kurankar, Shailaja and Pradip's English Teacher
 * Payal Jadhav as Majiri
 * Umesh Jagtap as Sawant
 * Suhita Thatte as Pramila

Critical response
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.". 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". Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint labeled the film "unhurried and intimate".