Neelam Bakshi

Neelam Bakshi

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Neelam Bakshi

Películas

Blood
Ranji (Amma)
Shanti finds blood in her underwear at the worst possible time. Against the backdrop of a Tamil coming-of-age ceremony where fertility is celebrated, menstruation is shunned and infertility is silenced, Shanti struggles to keep a secret.
A Christmas Number One
Mourner
Meg, una gerente musical, viaja de Nueva York a Londres para dirigir una banda de chicos, Five Together, y encontrarles un número uno de Navidad para reforzar su carrera. Encuentra una canción en Internet publicada por una niña enferma de trece años, Nina, e intenta obtener permiso para que Five Together vuelva a grabar la canción, pero descubre que tiene competencia con el compositor, el tío de Nina, Blake. Lo que sigue es una comedia romántica sobre dos mundos que chocan, con una mujer joven en el centro que desea desesperadamente que su tío encuentre el amor y que su canción alcance el puesto número uno para el día de Navidad.
Cha
Bibi
Bibi is plagued by memories of the past, and her granddaughter Simran is starting to notice. In resolving to teach Simran how to make Cha, they are pulled into the past, to Bibi's memories of one fateful day in Delhi, 1984.
Sweetness in the Belly
Mrs. Jahangir
Lilly Abdal, una niña huérfana llega a Inglaterra como refugiada, país de sus padres, escapando de la guerra civil. Allí se enfrasca en la labor de volver a juntar a las familias que han quedado separadas tras la llegada a Londres. Pero pronto, Amina, su amiga, se da cuenta que el objetivo de Lilly va más allá de lo que parece.
Muerto en una semana
Mrs. Rehmann
Numerosos intentos de suicidio fallidos conducen a William a contratar a un sicario, Lesie, apunto de retirarse del negocio, para que haga el trabajo por él. Pero William encuentra, por fin, una razón para seguir con vida. El problema es que el contrato está firmado y el trabajo, pagado. Y aunque el asesino no tiene inconveniente en cancelar su trabajo, el jefe de este tiene otra cosa en mente.
Eaten by Lions
Tazim
Omar and Pete are half brothers. When their parents are eaten by lions they embark on a journey to find Omar's real father. What follows is a funny, heart-warming journey of self-discovery for both boys...in Blackpool. The Choudray family represents a truly contemporary example of modern multicultural Britain - but what will the brothers make of their eccentric newfound family? Will they be going to Mecca or Mecca bingo? In contrast to the old fashioned stereotypes about Blackpool, the comedy is sharp, current and non-stop.
Der Koch
Aninda
Maravan, aged 24, is a Tamil asylum seeker in Switzerland, working as casual help in a highly rated, gourmet restaurant in Zurich. It is also well below his own standards, because he is a gifted and highly passionate cook. In Sri Lanka his grandmother initiated him in the culinary arts, not least in the secrets of aphrodisiacal cuisine. When Maravan loses his job his colleague Andrea persuades him into a deal of the special kind: a joint catering venture for love menus.
Trap for Cinderella
A young girl, suffering from amnesia after surviving a house fire that takes her childhood friend's life, begins a tormented road to recovery.
Dreams of a Life
Mother
A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Doctor
Stephen Lawrence was a black London teenager murdered by white racists in 1993. His parents fought to have the crime properly investigated, culminating in a judicial enquiry into the event itself and also the inadequacies of the ensuing investigation by the London Metropolitan Police.