(Pic: Lead actress Raeesa Mohamed and director Naresh Veeran) Homegrown movie opens in cinemas.
Watch out for a new locally made film, For Better For Worse, which hits the South African movie circuit on July 2.
For Better For Worse is a delightful, romantic comedy which tells the story of Anisa Khan’s (Raeesa Mohamed) search for the perfect husband. Anisa is an ambitious 30-year old lawyer who, due to a bad experience in the past, is wary of men. However, she is pressured by her family and friends to get married. They set her up with whom they believe to be suitable men leading to disastrous consequences.
She meets these dates at a coffee shop. Zak Ali (Simon Morgan), the owner of the coffee shop, is attracted to her but the two are at odds with each other from their very first meeting. Then, there’s Anisa’s mother, Ayesha (Suria Govender) who is obsessed with getting her daughter married, the father – Yusuf (Afzal Khan) – who is tolerant but would rather his daughter stayed at home, the brother, Farhan (Rahul Brijnath), who doesn't have a job and is involved in one scheme after another and, finally, the younger sister, Tasneem (Kajal Bagwandeen), who is dreaming of being a Bollywood star and thinks studying is a waste of time. Add to the mix, Anisa’s best friends who have issues of their own, a nosy neighbour and we have a recipe for an engaging film with a whole lot of fun.
Other cast members include well known personalities like Kogie Naidoo, Eubulus Tracy and Juanita Leopardi. The film was line produced by Ross Garland (Confessions of a Gambler, Big Fellas, uCarmen eKhayelitsha) and directed by Naresh Veeran who makes his directorial debut.
Raeesa Mohamed, the film’s script writer and lead actress, is a well-known media personality and For Better For Worse marks her film debut. She began her career as an anchor for M-Net’s Indian entertainment arm, East Net, where she was selected from 180 applicants. Her East Net coup made her the first Indian woman to present on South African television. She then moved to London where she was news anchor for Zee TV for two years. While in London she completed a filmmaking course with the producers of the famous Monty Python films. On her return to South Africa, she presented and produced for the TV magazine programme Good Morning South Africa and anchored Eastern Mosaic on SABC 1. She also presented and produced a 10 part series on Bollywood which she shot in Mumbai. She has presented various programmes on Lotus FM and is currently head of Drama at the station.
For Better For Worse can be seen in KZN cinemas at Gateway, Pavilion, Galleria and SunCoast CineCentre; in Gauteng at Montecasino Cinema, Menlyn Park and Benoni Lakeside Mall; in the Western Cape at Canal Walk and in the Eastern Cape at Walmer Park.
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