Kush (2013)

Genre :

Runtime : 20M

Director : Shubhashish Bhutiani

Synopsis

Inspired by a true story: In 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards, causing anti-Sikh riots to erupt throughout the country. A teacher traveling back from a field trip with her class of 10-year-old students struggles to protect Kush, the only Sikh student in the class, from the growing violence around him.

Actors

Sonika Chopra
Sonika Chopra
Anil Sharma
Anil Sharma

Crews

Shubhashish Bhutiani
Shubhashish Bhutiani
Director
Michael McSweeney
Michael McSweeney
Cinematography

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