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Film India Worldwide
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Multiplex - Screen 4
26/11/2006 @ 06:30:00 P.M |
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The Memsahib - International Premiere
Language: English and Gujarati
Program: Film India Worldwide
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Director: Kruti Majmudar
Length: 2006, 35 mm, colour, 101 mins
Producer: Kruti Majmudar, Dena Offenbach
Script: Kruti Majmudar
Cinematographer: Rajen Kothari
Music: Uday Mazumdar
Cast: Emily Hamilton, Parvin Dabas, Glenn Fitzgerald, Swetta Keswani, Denzil Smith, Murali Sharma
Production Company: Red Letter Pictures
Print Source: Red Letter Pictures: kruti@redletterpictures.com
Website: www.TheMemsahibMovie.com
Director Biography: Kruti Majmudar was introduced to cinema when working on Harish Saluja’s ‘The Journey,’ a cross-cultural film set in USA starring veterans Roshan Seth and Saeed Jaffrey. She then scripted and directed the two shorts, ‘Parallax’ and ‘Suru Mama’s Big Adventure.’ Majmudar has mined her training in architecture to design and produce films for others in New York and Los Angeles, where she currently resides. Larry Meistrich (‘Sling Blade,’ ‘You Can Count on Me’) is executive producer of ‘The Memsahib.’ This is Majmudar’s debut feature film.
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Awards And Participation: - 2006 Dances with Films Grand Jury Prize, Honorable Mention
- Stony Brook Film Festival
- Three Rivers Film Festival
- Brilliant Light Film Festival
- Salento International Film Festival
- Queens International Film Festival, New York
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Synopsis: The film, set in India and shot entirely in Gujarat, traces a strong-willed woman’s search for her connection to one love, two cultures, through many lifetimes. The journey starts in 1851, prior to British imperialism making its presence felt, with Grace Roberts arriving in India to join her new husband, a local Raja, Jayant Rathod. They both believe their cultural differences can be overcome. Grace, sensing that her unorthodox views irk both cultures, finds respite from all pressures by teaching children at the village step-well. Her increasing anxiety over her identity and loyalty are heightened by events that keep her apart from her husband. Grace becomes increasingly torn between doing what she loves and being with who she loves. Finally, tragedy strikes leaving her to make the ultimate choice. 150 years later, recently divorced Asha Randall arrives at the same palace. While unearthing its unique history, she inches towards self discovery and healing. Through Grace and Asha's journey, the viewer sees mortals as people defined both by what they choose for themselves every day juxtaposed with eternal connections made long ago.
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