Chai Pani etc
Set in bureaucratic Lutyens’ Delhi and ancient exotic Jaisalmer, Chai Pani etc. is a bittersweet coming of age story, of earnest US returned filmmaker, Satya.
While subtle intense newbie, Zafar Karachiwala, as the idealistic Satya, struggles against official sloth, hypocrisy, corruption, and censorship, Konkona Sen ( National Award – Best Actress) brilliantly plays the two modern women who battle for his heart: the fun loving, ambitious fashion designer Radha and the elegant, sensitive Shanti, who works in a charity.
Adding to the chaos, is hilarious Sinia Duggal as Satya’s pushy aunt, who tries to trap him into a traditional marriage and hysterically funny Gaurav Kapur, as Satya’s cynical friend, who lives by the perverted rules of networks of power and patronage.
While subtle intense newbie, Zafar Karachiwala, as the idealistic Satya, struggles against official sloth, hypocrisy, corruption, and censorship, Konkona Sen ( National Award – Best Actress) brilliantly plays the two modern women who battle for his heart: the fun loving, ambitious fashion designer Radha and the elegant, sensitive Shanti, who works in a charity.
Adding to the chaos, is hilarious Sinia Duggal as Satya’s pushy aunt, who tries to trap him into a traditional marriage and hysterically funny Gaurav Kapur, as Satya’s cynical friend, who lives by the perverted rules of networks of power and patronage.
| Genre: Comedy | Format : 35 mm film |
| Time: 92 minutes | Languages: Hinglish (Hindi + English) |
Press
• Light-hearted comment on the system by Meenakshi Kumar – HINDUSTAN TIMES – March 13, 2005.
• Reality bites by Hari Govind Nair – THE STATESMAN – March 11, 2005
• Chai Pani Etc A Satire on things Indian – THE FINANCIAL WORLD – Jan 5, 2005
• Chai Pani draw huge response at 35th IFFI – THE TRIBUNE – December 8, 2004
• Censors clear Chai Pani at last by Mandira Nayar – THE HINDU – November 30, 2004
• Not just another brick in the wall by Priyanka Gill – TEHELKA – May 2004
• Lutter contre la corruption en Inde by Nicole Vulser – LE MONDE – May 22, 2004
• Reality bites by Hari Govind Nair – THE STATESMAN – March 11, 2005
• Chai Pani Etc A Satire on things Indian – THE FINANCIAL WORLD – Jan 5, 2005
• Chai Pani draw huge response at 35th IFFI – THE TRIBUNE – December 8, 2004
• Censors clear Chai Pani at last by Mandira Nayar – THE HINDU – November 30, 2004
• Not just another brick in the wall by Priyanka Gill – TEHELKA – May 2004
• Lutter contre la corruption en Inde by Nicole Vulser – LE MONDE – May 22, 2004