Warning: This article contains minor spoilers.
Ria Khan will do anything for her big sister, and that includes saving her from the shackles of a suspicious marriage and an evil mother-in-law by orchestrating a larger-than-life wedding heist.
In the new action-comedy film, “Polite Society,” which debuts in theaters Friday, schoolgirl and aspiring stuntwoman Ria shares a special bond with her sister, Lena (Ritu Arya), who recently dropped out of art school. The two are best friends, and after Lena’s unexpected engagement to a man with an uncomfortably close relationship to his mother, Ria devises a plan to bring her sister to safety.
“Ria is such a spirited and passionate person. She really truly will go to the ends of the earth to save her sister from anything,” Priya Kansara, who plays Ria, told NBC News. “It’s just such an ode to sibling relationships but also goes through all of the ups and downs that that relationship consists of.”
Lena is struggling with her self-worth and re-evaluating her future after dropping out of school when she’s introduced to Salim (Akshay Khanna), a successful and handsome doctor, at an extravagant Eid celebration at the home of Salim’s mother, Raheela (Nimra Bucha). Lena and Salim begin dating and the two are engaged within a month.
The sudden engagement shocks everyone and while her parents are thrilled with the news, Ria is less than excited. Arya said while it was a surprise for Lena to get engaged, it’s also the kind of person she is.
“She surprises herself [by getting] engaged that quickly because she’s sort of a rebel at heart,” she said. “I think it’s very unexpected that Lena would do that, and that’s also why she does it.”
Kansara also emphasized that while the film is about Lena’s relationship with Salim and Raheela, it’s about the sisters at its core.
“This story truly is a love story between the two sisters. It’s the heart of this film. It’s what keeps the audience truly connected…
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