Leela (2002)
1h 37m
Running Time
January 1, 2002Release Date
Plot.
Leela is the story of Leela, an aware, liberal woman who struggles with the true meaning of independence. It is also the story of Krishna, born of Indian parents in America but uncomfortable with his hyphenated existence. Leela then is a universal story of two paths that cross each other and pause a moment before moving on.
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Cast & Crew.
Dimple Kapadia
Leela
Vinod Khanna
Nashaad
Deepti Naval
Chaitali
Amol Mhatre
Kris/Krishna
Amol Mhatre
Kris
Gulshan Grover
Jai
Brendan Hughes
Summer
Kelly Gunning
JC
Garrett Devereux
Chip
Kyle Erby
Jamaal
Michelle Van Wagner
Jennifer
Sarayu Blue
Mira
Partha Dey
Shantanu
Sandeep Walia
Harsh
Delna Rastomjee
Joya Chatterjee
Gargi Sen
Maheed
Sulekha Naidu
Restma
Sameea Thakur
Zatar
Shalena Hughes
Myadeeb
Rajnish Sinha
Activist
Dana Duff
Airline Clerk
Doug James
Pool Player
Polly Ahluwalia
Party Woman No. 1
Punita Khanna
Party Woman No. 2
Anisha Pattamaic
Party Woman No. 3
Nishith Bhatt
Tabla Player
Sam Thakur
Zafaar
Erin Liz Peck
Student (uncredited)
Somnath Sen
Director / Writer
Falguni Pathak
Playback Singer
Dipa De Motwane
Associate Producer
Linda L. Miller
Producer
kavita munjal
Producer
Anjalika Mathur Nigam
Producer
Raj Singh
Executive Producer
Harkishan Vasa
Executive Producer
Jagjit Singh
Playback Singer / Music
Shantanu Moitra
Music
Shubha Mudgal
Playback Singer
Jaspinder Narula
Playback Singer
Steven Douglas Smith
Cinematography
Peggy Davis
Editor
Suresh Pai
Editor
Jeff Golomb
Casting
Aradhana Seth
Production Design
Joshua Erlich
Art Direction
Celeste Hines
Costume Design
Karrieann Heisner Sillay
Makeup Department Head
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Leela is a 2002 drama film directed by Somnath Sen. The movie stars Dimple Kapadia and Deepti Naval. The film's story is loosely based on Summer of '42. The film premiered at Reel World Film Festivalm, Toronto, in 2005. It also was featured in the 2002 edition of the IAAC Film Festival, conducted by the Indian diaspora, which works to showcase the Indian films to the West.