Margarita with a Straw (2015)

1h 40m
Running Time

April 17, 2015
Release Date

Margarita with a Straw (2015)

1h 40m
Running Time

April 17, 2015
Release Date

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Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
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Plot.

A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves India to study in New York. On her journey of self-discovery, she unexpectedly falls in love.

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Cast & Crew.

Shuchi Dwivedi

Shuchi Dwivedi

Sameera

Doug Plaut

Doug Plaut

Rob

Jennifer Silverstein

Jennifer Silverstein

Nancy

Marco Torriani

Marco Torriani

Charles

Jacob Berger

Jacob Berger

Electronics Salesman

Maninder Kaur Chauhan

Maninder Kaur Chauhan

Dhruv's Mother

Rakesh Bazad Raj

Rakesh Bazad Raj

Laila's Uncle

Asia Kaleem

Asia Kaleem

Blues Band Singer

Reginald L. Wilson

Reginald L. Wilson

Drummer

Andrew Hsu

Andrew Hsu

Reed Player

Prabhtoj Singh

Prabhtoj Singh

Lead Guitarist

Atika Chohan

Atika Chohan

Writer

Amir Hisham Ouazzani

Amir Hisham Ouazzani

Dancer

Nicolette Dehi

Nicolette Dehi

Dancer

Jyoti Kapur Das

Jyoti Kapur Das

Producer

Jose Rivera

Jose Rivera

NYU Professor

Dorsea Palmer

Dorsea Palmer

Disabled Student

Stefano Villabona

Stefano Villabona

Disabled Student

Blair Wing

Blair Wing

April

Carlotta Summers

Carlotta Summers

Student

Gabrielle Fleck

Gabrielle Fleck

Student

Vin Scialla

Vin Scialla

Riot Officer on Radio

Frisco Cosme

Frisco Cosme

Main Protestor

Tim Gauntt

Tim Gauntt

Protestor

Details.

Release Date
April 17, 2015

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

Budget
$900,000

Box Office
$1,000,000

Genres

Last updated:

This Movie Is About.

lgbt
cerebral palsy
new york
wheelchair
self-discovery
lesbian relationship
coming of age
mother daughter relationship
lesbian
bisexuality

Wiki.

Margarita with a Straw is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Shonali Bose. It stars Kalki Koechlin as an Indian teenager with cerebral palsy who relocates to America for her undergraduate education and comes of age following her complex relationship with a blind girl, played by Sayani Gupta. Revathi, Kuljeet Singh, and William Moseley play supporting roles. Produced by Bose in partnership with Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Margarita with a Straw was co-written by Bose and Nilesh Maniyar. The film deals with the challenging concepts of sexuality, inclusion, self-love, and self-acceptance.

Bose conceived the idea for the film in January 2011 during a conversation with Malini Chib, her cousin and a disability rights activist, about the latter's desire to have a normal sex life. Inspired by Chib's story, Bose wrote the first draft of the film's script. After winning a Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award for the draft, she modified the script to reflect her own perspective, incorporating several personal experiences into the narrative. Bose completed the screenplay with co-writer Maniyar and the advisory council of the Sundance Institute.

Bose was keen to cast an actress with cerebral palsy for the central part, but eventually hired Koechlin, who learnt the movements and speech patterns of people with the disorder. Filming took place in Delhi and New York in 2013, with Anne Misawa as the director of photography. The film was selected for the National Film Development Corporation of India's Work-in-Progress Lab initiative during post-production, which was completed in the latter half of 2013. The soundtrack for the film was composed by Mikey McCleary.

Margarita with a Straw premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was also screened at the Tallinn Black Nights, the BFI London, the Vesoul Festival of Asian Cinema, and the Galway Film Fleadh. The film was released theatrically in India on 17 April 2015 to positive reviews. Commentators praised most aspects of the production, Koechlin's performance, and Bose's direction. Koechlin won the Screen Award for Best Actress and the National Film Award – Special Jury Award, and Bose won the NETPAC Award at Toronto. Commercially, Margarita with a Straw grossed over ₹74 million against a production budget of ₹65 million.

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