The Garland
"These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.
Cast
Tariq Yunus
Raji
Patricia Garwood
Leela
Lyndam Gregory
Roy
Albert Moses
Huq
Katy Mirza
Nadira
Shreela Ghosh
Amina
Ishaq Bux
Amina's father
Sahab Qizilbash
Amina's mother
Frank Olegario
Wedding lawyer
Paul Anil
Huq's assistant
Ranjit Nakara
Huq's assistant
Sneh Gupta
Fatima
Veronique Choolhun
Zareen
Charu Bala Chokshi
Lawyer's wife
Patricia Gallimore
Margaret
Storyline
"These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.
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