It is not easy for midwife Gulabi (Umashree): a Muslim among Hindus in a fishing village in South India. After her husband leaves her, she has but few friends left. She keeps her spirits up with the help of the cinema, which she is almost addicted to. Her life– and that of her neighbours – changes completely when she is given a TV set. An adaptation of a short story by feminist author Vaidehi, this comedy touches on topics rarely treated in Indian cinema: consumption critique, economic reform, social discrimination.

Director: Girish Kasaravalli

Screenplay: Girish Kasaravalli

Cast: Umashree K.G. Krishnamurthy M.D. Pallavi Praveera

Producer: Basantkumar Patil Amrita Patil

Orig. Titel: Gulabi Talkies
Section: Agenda 11
Original language: Kannada
Filmtype: Fiction Feature
DoP: S. Ramachandra Aithal
Editor: M.N. Swamy, S.Manohar
Format: 35 mm

Production Company: Basant Productions, 176.6th Cross. Gandhinagar, 560009 Bangalore, India, Tel: +91 94484 66810, email: girishkasaravalli@gmail.com