Picture This (2025 film)

Picture This is a 2025 British romantic comedy film. Based on the film Five Blind Dates, it was released on Amazon Prime Video on 6 March 2025

Picture This
Release poster
Directed by	Prarthana Mohan
Screenplay by	Nikita Lalwani
Based on	Five Blind Dates by Shawn Seet Nathan Ramos-Park Shuang Hu
Produced by	Ben Pugh Erica Steinberg
Starring	Simone Ashley Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Cinematography	David Higgs
Edited by	Gary Dollner
Music by	Paul Saunderson
Production companies	Amazon MGM Studios Ingenious Film Partners 42
Distributed by	Amazon Prime Video
Release date	6 March 2025 (2025-03-06)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Pia owns a portrait studio, and has a younger sister Sonal, who is engaged to be married. Their mom, Laxmi, would like Pia also to get married, but she insists on being independent and believes she doesn't need a man. Her studio isn't making much money, and risks closure. Jay, a co-worker of Pia, asks about Charlie, her love from school, but she says he's now with Lily and is going to be the best man at Sonal's wedding.

While visiting Sonal and her fiancé Sam, an astrologer prophesizes that Pia's life partner will be one of the next five persons she meets. At a pre-wedding event, Pia sees a friend, Akshay, and her first love, Charlie, who is still working at a restaurant in Welwyn.

Pia's dad arranges a date for her with a rich guy called Sid, who is interested in investing in her studio. He offers to give her money in return for her being his wife, but only socially, since he is averse to even touching her. She leaves after causing an accident involving his toilet.

Laxmi arranges a date for Pia, who is surprised to see that it is Akshay. She offers him strawberries and chocolate brownies, and suddenly his throat swells and he finds it difficult to breathe, because he's allergic to the food. She is able to save him using an Epinephrine injection from his bag. As they kiss, he yells out Pia's mom's name, Laxmi, and then claims to go out to coffee or dinner with her. Pia stabs him again with his epi pen before leaving.

Charlie sees Pia at her studio and asks her to do his portrait pic. She says she's now dating, and asks why he came all the way over instead of calling or texting. He says he still thinks about her every now and then.

The next date Pia goes on is with Milo, a yoga instructor. He asks her to walk on hot coals and tries to convince her that the earth is flat, leaving her in disbelief. As she drives out with Charlie, they talk about how they were supposed to keep in touch, but somehow it didn't happen. He didn't visit her at the university, and she didn't come to see him in Welwyn. They discover that Lily was sleeping in the back seat, and has overheard the whole conversation, and thinks Charlie and Pia would make a cute couple.

Sonal's wedding celebrations are in full swing. Pia tells her mom Laxmi that Sid and Milo didn't work out, and that Akshay is in love with Laxmi instead. An argument breaks out between Pia and Sonal, who asks Pia to leave. Back at the studio, an eviction notice arrives in the mail. A customer asks for a passport photo, and Pia tells him that taking a photo is about capturing a moment in time and making it live forever. Unknown to Pia, another customer has shot a video of her statements, and posts it on social media, where it goes viral. Jay offers himself as Pia's fourth date, and tells her the story about his coming out to his mom. The next day, many customers show up at their store after seeing the viral video, and the studio is booked for months into the future.

Pia goes to her sister's wedding, where she sees her Mom making out with Akshay. Her mom says she too saw the video on the internet, and gives her the keys to the family jewelry box and asks her to invest it in her photography. Pia fully reconciles with Sonal.

The astrologer asks Pia if she has found the one. She replies that she hasn't yet gone out on five dates, but she will. Lily is now with Milo, leaving Charlie free. Pia tells Charlie that seeing him made her realize that he's the one for her. Charlie agrees that he's always been so. They share a kiss, which the Astrologer sees and smiles knowingly. Pia then asks Charlie out on a date. Later, Charlie visits Pia at her studio and shows her the Sunday Times Magazine with her article in it.

The film ends with everyone dancing at the wedding.

Cast

• Simone Ashley as Pia
• Anoushka Chadha as Sonal
• Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Charlie
• Luke Fetherston as Jay
• Sindhu Vee as Laxmi “Lax” Jaswani
• Phil Dunster as Milo Bonner
• Nikesh Patel as Akshay
• Adil Ray as Mukul
• Kulvinder Ghir Pandit RBC Fugga
• Asim Chaudhry as Sid
• Freya Ceesay and Renèe Hart as Teen Girls

Production

Set in London,^[1] the film is produced by Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg for 42 and directed by Prarthana Mohan. Josh Horsfield and Kari Hatfield are executive producers.^[2] Nikita Lalwani has written the script which is based on the 2024 Australian film Five Blind Dates, written by Shuang Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park. Picture This entered post-production in March 2024.^[3]

Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes Tiffin lead the cast.^[4] The cast also includes Sindhu Vee, Phil Dunster, Nikesh Patel, Adil Ray, Kulvinder Ghir and Asim Chaudhry.^[5]

Reception

The film was released on 6 March 2025 through streaming service Amazon Prime Video.^[6] Picture This is Prime Video's #1 movie.^[7] On the review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes, 45% from 31 critics of reviews shared were positive.^[8]