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Lakshmi and Me (2007)
Directed by Nishtha Jain
Documentary · 59m
“What sin did I commit to be born a woman?” Lakshmi wonders aloud. A 21- year-old housemaid in Mumbai, she works ten hours a day, seven days a week. One of her employer is Nishtha Jain, who begins to make a documentary that explores their relationship. Nishtha films Lakshmi at home, and at work in various houses. Lakshmi's is a precarious existence to begin with; illness and romance compound her problems in unexpected ways.
Crew
- Director
- Nishtha Jain
- Director of Photography
- Deepti Gupta
Details
- Release date
- 2007-11-23
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Budget
- $100,000