| WELL DONE ABBA (Abba Ka Kuan) Directed by Shyam Benegal India 2009, 135 min. In Hindi, with English subtitles. US Premiere.  Synopsis: Armaan Ali, a chauffeur for a senior executive in Mumbai, takes leave for a month to find a husband for his teenage daughter who lives near the city of Hyderabad. It is three months before he returns to work. His young employer wants to fire him but Armaan Ali persuades him to hear why he was so late in returning. The stories he tells - the antics of his wayward brother; his equally irresponsible wife; his attempts to dig a well that threaten the very stability of the government - are enchanting, but did any of them really happen? With Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba, Sammir Dattani, Ravi Kishaan, Ila Arun, Rajit Kapur, Ravi Jhankal. Shyam Benegal and Rajit Kapur in person.Screening Venue: Cantor Film Center - Thursday, November 12 at 6:00 PM: Directors Series. -- MIAAC guests and NYU students only. For more information, please contact miaac.rsvp@gmail.com |