One of a four-film series on the AIDS epidemic in India, this film examines the virus as Indian society's great class leveler, following its transmission through interweaving stories that link urban and rural India.
Direction
Nair's economy of storytelling — no wasted frame.
Writing
Interwoven narratives that expose systemic rot.
Director
Mira Nair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 'AIDS Jaago,' a nonprofit-funded initiative that recruited four major Indian directors to combat stigma through cinema.
Nair specifically cast Shiney Ahuja after his breakout in 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi' to bring arthouse credibility to a public health message.
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