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Polite Society

Polite Society

Big trouble. Little sister.

20236.31h 44m

Overview

Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

Directed by Nida Manzoor
Written by Nida Manzoor
Produced by Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Olivier Kaempfer
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Top Cast

Priya Kansara

Priya Kansara

Ria Khan

Ritu Arya

Ritu Arya

Lena

Shobu Kapoor

Shobu Kapoor

Fatima

Ella Bruccoleri

Ella Bruccoleri

Alba

Seraphina Beh

Seraphina Beh

Clara

Shona Babayemi

Shona Babayemi

Kovacs

Nimra Bucha

Nimra Bucha

Raheela

Jeff Mirza

Jeff Mirza

Raff

Akshay Khanna

Akshay Khanna

Salim Shah

Renu Brindle

Renu Brindle

Mrs. Nawaz

Themes & Keywords

martial artskidnappingteenage girlweddingstuntwomanwoman directorepic fightssister sister relationship

About Polite Society

Polite Society is a comedy, action, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of martial arts, kidnapping, teenage girl, wedding, stuntwoman, woman director. Directed by Nida Manzoor, it stars Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Shobu Kapoor. Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

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