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Being Cyrus (2005)

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"Being Cyrus" is a dark, comedic venture by the debutante director Homi Adajania that spins around the Sethnas - a Parsi family.

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Dinshaw Sethna
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Farokh Sethna
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Tina Sethna
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Manoj Pahwa ...
Delna Patel ...
Miss Vinci
Ravi Khote ...
Bonesetter
Carol Gracias ...
Girl in Dream / Beggar Girl
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Farokh's Secretary
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Eedu
Yasmin Khambatta ...
Bonesetter's wife
Rayaan Gandhy ...
Sephra ...
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The Sethna family resides in the hills of Panchgani. A retired sculptor Dinshaw heads the family of Dinshaw's wife Katy , brother Farokh, sister-in-law Tina and father Fardoonjee. When the bizarre Cyrus comes into their lives, it is soon revealed that things aren't quite right with the Sethna family. The original Indian title is "Akoori." Written by gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com)

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Who you let in can change your life

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Cyrus Mistry: [narrating] His wife on the other hand, had plans of her own.
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Cyrus Mistry: Katy was a piece of work. My eyes would rarely get past her swish of hip and bounce of breast. I would blush profusely and she would love it. Most people make eye-contact; Katy liked to make breast-contact every chance she'd get. Her tits were the front desk, her PR troops and they were oblivious to my discomfort.
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Strongly recommended!
25 April 2006 | by See all my reviews

Being Cyrus treads a dangerously fine line between darkness and humour, something never seen before in Indian cinema. Great film noir rarely gets better than this. It exploits the seedy local milieu through unusual locations around Mumbai and decaying Parsi household interiors, which are used to enhance the ambiance. This gives the film a strikingly distinctive look. The script is terrific. The characterizations and performances are superb. The nasty narration and dialogues in Indian English add to the fun. The climactic twist is most unexpected. This is definitely world class cinema, which should appeal to intelligent audiences everywhere. Strongly recommended!


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