Completed - ENGLISH, HINDI - Drama - 100 minutes
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Shonali BOSE Writer(s) : Shonali BOSE, Nilesh MANIYAR Cast : Kalki KOECHLIN, Revathy ., William MOSELEY, Hussain DALAL Producer(s) : Shonali bose NILESH MANIYAR (Ishan Talkies)
Laila Kapoor is a spunky, talented 19-year-old girl from a close knit middle-class Delhi family.She was born with cerebral palsy. Her speech is garbled and she sits in a wheelchair.Laila is very close to her mother, Shubhangini Damle. As a result of her efforts Laila goes tocollege in the prestigious Delhi University. And when Laila’s heart is broken, it is her motherwho enables her to continue her education at New York University.Here Laila meets the feisty Khanum - a visually impaired woman. And the chilled out Jared.Always curious about sexuality, Laila undergoes a journey that is beyond her wildest dreams.She calls it "wonderful but scary."She confronts her mother with her new truths about herself causing a huge conflict that ripsthem apart. Suddenly her world falls apart when her mother collapses in pain.Laila goes from being the cared to the carer - and the mother daughter bond is tested to thefull.
Country(ies) : INDIA
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Toronto - TIFF 2014 - Contemporary World Cinema (NETPAC Award)San Sebastian FF 2014 Film Library (not in selection)Busan - BIFF/APM 2014 A Window on Asian CinemaBFI London FF 2014 Love