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Leela is the story of Leela (Dimple Kapadia), an aware, liberal woman who struggles with the true meaning of independence. It is also the story of Krishna (Amol Mhatre), born of Indian parents in America but uncomfortable with his hyphenated existence. Leela is a universal story of two paths that cross each other and pause a moment before moving on. After the death of her mother, Leela, a Professor at Bombay University, loses purpose. She welcomes the opportunity to teach in the U.S., leaving her "perfect" life in India behind. A product of a single parent environment, KRIS (born Krishna), an eighteen-year old Indian American, is uncomfortable in his own skin. With a hovering mother Chaitali (Deepti Naval) and a father-of-convenience Jai (Gulshan Grover), Kris turns away from his milieu. ... Read More