Monica, O My Darling is a 2022 Hindi-language neo-noir crime comedy thriller film directed by Vasan Bala
The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte
The movie was adapted from the 1989 Japanese novel Burutasu No Shinzou by Keigo Higashino
The film's title is inspired by the 1971 film Caravan's track Piya Tu Ab To Aja
– Rajkummar Rao as Jayant "Jay" Arkhedkar aka Johnny
– Huma Qureshi as Monica Machado
– Radhika Apte as ACP Vijayashanti Naidu
– Sikandar Kher as Nishikant Adhikari
The film received positive reviews from critics who praised the film's direction, cast performances (particularly Rajkummar Rao and Huma Qureshi), visual style, humour, background score, and homages to the vintage crime films in Hindi cinema but some critics were critical of the film's latter half.