That Girl in Yellow Boots
– An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost fath..
An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.
02 Sep 2011
Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap, Kalki Koechlin
Kalki Koechlin, Prashant Prakash, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Devaiah
After the passing of her mother and the suicide of her 15-year old sister, Britain-based Ruth Edscer travels to Mumbai, India, to try and locate her father, Arjun Patel. She manages to find employment with a massage parlor where she not only earns a wage but charges Rs.1000/- for a illicit services from her affluent male clients. She has been made aware that she cannot be hired unless and until she is granted a official work permit, so regularly attends the Foreigners Registration Office to extend her stay, while making herself familiar with the culture and 'donations'. Challenges follows after a confrontation with a gangster, Chittiappa Gowda, who not only assaults her but also takes away her savings, as her boyfriend, Prashant, owes him money. While getting even with Prashant, she finds out that her father had changed his name, is now known as Benjamin, and maybe residing in Versova. She does locate the building - but nothing will prepare for the shock when she finds out who he really is.
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