Amu (2005)

Amu is the story of Kaju, a twenty-one-year-old Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family and discover the place where she was born. The film takes a dark turn as Kaju ... See full summary »

Director:

Shonali Bose

Writer:

Shonali Bose

Stars:

Konkona Sen Sharma, Yashpal Sharma, Brinda Karat

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Konkona Sen Sharma	...	Kaju "Amu"
Yashpal Sharma	...	Gobind
Brinda Karat	...	Keya
Ankur Khanna	...	Kabir
Chaiti Ghosh	...	Tuki
Aparna Roy	...	Grandmother
Ashish Ghosh	...	Uncle
Ruma Ghosh	...	Aunt
Loveleen Mishra	...	Leelavati
Brajesh Mishra	...	Chachaji
Bharat Kapoor	...	Arun Sehgal
Lushin Dubey	...	Meera Sehgal
Rajendra Gupta	...	KK
Ganeve Rajkotia	...	Shanno Kaur
Kuljit Singh	...	Gurbachan Singh

Storyline

Amu is the story of Kaju, a twenty-one-year-old Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family and discover the place where she was born. The film takes a dark turn as Kaju stumbles against secrets and lies from her past. A horrifying genocide that took place twenty years ago turns out to hold the key to her mysterious origins.

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Plot Keywords:

indian american | genocide | delhi | single mother | violence | 

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Taglines:

When the past lives in the present...

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India USA

Language:

Bengali English Hindi Panjabi

Release Date:

7 January 2005 (India)

Filming Locations:

Delhi, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$4,593 (USA) (22 June 2007)

Gross:

$5,125 (USA) (29 June 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jonai Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

insightful. not a bollywood product.

I just went to screening locally as part of an Asian American Film festival. Amu was the opening movie for the festival. I liked the film a lot. Not your typical Indian movie by any means. After the movie they had Q&A with the director, producer, and lead actress. The discussion gave some neat insight regarding the movie. For example a lot of the filming / subject matter was done in fear of govt censorship. The version shown, as well as the one to be released later this fall in the US, is different than what those in India saw at the theater. For example in the scene with the widows discussing with Amu & Kabir the riots and how the government tolerated the violence, that the widows voices are left silent as Amu & Kabir sit in silence.