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MITR - My Friend / Movie
Directed by
FILMFARE AWARD WINNING ACTRESS
REVATHY MENON
*********** S T A R R I N G ***************
National Award Winning Actress, Shobhana
Naseer Abdullah, Preeti Vissa,
Matthew Phillip and Blake Ormsby
MITR - MY FRIEND has been directed by Revathy and produced by her all women crew. Shot in and around San Francisco, this movie was completed in 26 days. It is a heart-warming story of an N.R.I. family settled in America for 18 years. U.S. born and bred Prithvi (Nasir Abdullah) marries Lakshmi (Shobhana) from a small town in India. As Prithvi immerses himself in his profession, Lakshmi gets busy with her daughter Divya (Preeti Vissa). When Divya grows up, the generation gap between her mother and her almost tear their relationship apart. Divya rebels against her mother's 'foolish Indian traditions' and Lakshmi cannot understand the 'western attitude', late nights and an American boyfriend. Prithvi is too busy to actively share Lakshmi's concern. With time, Prithvi's attention towards Lakshmi has also lessened, with him taking her for granted. Lakshmi's search for companionship in an alien land leads her to Internet chat rooms, where she meets 'Mitr' - an online stranger who becomes her friend. Lakshmi's loneliness brings her closer to 'Mitr', someone whom she can chide in her native tongue, confide in with candour and through whom, ultimately, re-discover herself. Then....
Date: 04/07/2002
Location: 10-250, MIT
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Organized By: Sangam, MIT
Cost: TICKETS: 5 $, 3 $ with MIT ID
Directions: http://whereis.mit.edu/doc/getting-to-mit.html
http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=room_10-250
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