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Title: Margarita with a Straw (2014)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kalki Koechlin | ... | Laila | |
| Revathi | ... | Shubhangini / Laila's mother (as Revathy) | |
| Sayani Gupta | ... | Khanum | |
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Hussain Dalal | ... | Dhruv / Laila's schoolmate |
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Tenzing Dalha | ... | Nima / Band member |
| Kuljeet Singh | ... | Baljit / Laila's Father) | |
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Malhar Khushu | ... | Monu / Laila's Brother |
| William Moseley | ... | Jared | |
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Jose Rivera | ... | NYU Professor |
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Shuchi Dwivedi | ... | Sameera / Band member |
| Doug Plaut | ... | Rob | |
| Jennifer Silverstein | ... | Nancy | |
| Jacob Berger | ... | Electronics Salesman | |
| Marco Torriani | ... | Charles | |
| Carlotta Summers | ... | Student | |
***SPOILERS ALERT!!*** Laila is a teenager with cerebral palsy, studying at Delhi University. She is an aspiring writer and also composes music for an indie band at the university. Laila develops feelings for the lead singer, but is heartbroken when she is rejected. Moving on from the experience, Laila is overjoyed to receive a scholarship for a semester's study at New York University. Despite her father's reservations, she moves to Greenwich Village, Manhattan with her orthodox Maharashtrian mother Shubhangini. Laila meets an attractive young man named Jared, who is assigned to help her in the creative writing class. She also meets a young activist, Khanum (Gupta), a blind girl of Pakistani-Bangladeshi descent, with whom she falls in love. Laila is enamored by Khanum's fiercely independent personality and her positive perspective towards her own disability. The two spend most of their time together, filling in as each other's caregivers. Laila becomes confused about her sexual ...
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Great art movie! I don't really watch Indian movies but when it comes to such art movies, it is indeed worth watching. This movie is different and yet entertaining. It teaches us about acceptance of oneself. Basically, the movie started off with a disabled teenager struggling with self-identity and sexuality issues which are very common during the phase of adolescence. The role of Leila, the main character, was so well played and portrayed by the talented Kalki Koelchin. Things become complicated when Leila flies to America to pursue her studies. She explores her sexuality fully. Taboo issues such as homosexuality have been subtly looked at. Finally, while being quite of a heart wrecking movie, it ends on a feel-good note where Leila is finally at peace with herself.