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Before the screening, AFI FEST salutes director and activist Mira Nair this year with a special live conversation at 5:00 p.m. PDT on October 17

In a newly independent India, passionate literature student Lata Mehra defies tradition and her meddling mother’s wish to choose her a husband. Torn between family duty and the excitement of romance, Lata embarks on a journey of love and heartache as three very different men try to win her heart. Also threatening to break with tradition is the charming but directionless Maan Kapoor, whose romantic entanglements begin to jeopardize his father’s political career. As Lata and Maan attempt to shape their futures, India too is coming of age. Only a few years after independence from British colonial rule, tensions are high as its people prepare to campaign and vote in their first democratic general election. A Lookout Point production for the BBC, internationally distributed by BBC Studios.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    59 minutes
  • Language
    English, Urdu, Hindi
  • Country
    UK, India
  • Premiere
    USA
  • Director
    Mira Nair
  • Screenwriter
    Andrew Davies
  • Producer
    Lydia Dean Pilcher, Aradhana Seth
  • Executive Producer
    Mira Nair, Andrew Davies, Vikram Seth, Faith Penhale, Laura Lankester, Will Johnston, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Aradhana Seth
  • Cast
    Tabu, Ishan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala, Mahira Kakkar
  • Cinematographer
    Declan Quinn
  • Editor
    Nick Fenton, Tanupriya Sharma, Hazel Baillie
  • Production Design
    Stephanie Carroll
  • Music
    Alex Heffes, Anoushka Shankar