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Written and directed by Nida Manzoor, Polite Society stars Priya Kansara (Bridgerton), Ritu Arya (Umbrella Academy) and Nimra Bucha (Disney+ Ms. Marvel). The Focus Features movie had its world premiere Friday in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film…

POLITE SOCIETY Section: PremieresDirector: Nida ManzoorScreenwriter: Nida ManzoorLogline: London schoolgirl and martial-artist-in-training Ria Khan wants to become a stunt woman and her big sister Lena is her biggest supporter. So she's crushed when Lena rushes into an engagement with the charming…

Focus Features has unveiled the trailer for its Sundance-bound action-comedy Polite Society, marking the feature debut of writer-director Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts), which is slated for release in theaters on Friday, April 28. The film billed as a merry mash-up of sisterly affection, parental…

Focus Features has announced that it will release We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor’s feature directorial debut Polite Society in U.S. theaters on April 28, 2023. The action-comedy will be released internationally by Universal Pictures International, with its UK debut set for April 7, 2023. Polit…

British writer and director Nida Manzoor, whose credits include creating the Channel 4 series We Are Lady Parts, has wrapped production in London on her debut feature Polite Society. The film is an action-comedy starring Priya Kansara (Bridgerton), Ritu Arya (Red Notice), Shobu Kapoor (We Are Lady Parts), Ella…

EXCLUSIVE: Tomorrow Studios, Marty Adelstein's joint venture with ITV Studios, is adapting for television Polite Society, a modern-day retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma set in contemporary Delhi, based on Mahesh Rao’s (The Smoke Is Rising) forthcoming novel. This will mark the first mixed-language series for the…