Film

The Sky Is Pink

Name: The Sky Is Pink
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Released: 2019
Cast: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Zaira Wasim, Farhan Akhtar, Rohit Saraf, Manas Mittal

A teenager dying of pulmonary fibrosis narrates her parents' fierce love story in reverse. Part family drama, part love letter, *The Sky Is Pink* is tender without sentimentality, funny without deflecting, and anchored by performances that refuse easy emotion. It's for anyone who's ever needed to see a marriage survive something unbearable.

TMDb rating

3.9

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