Lakshmi and Me (2007)
59 min
“What sin did I commit to be born a woman?” Lakshmi wonders aloud. A 21- year-old housemaid in Mumbai, she works ten hours a day, seven days a week. One of her employer is Nishtha Jain, who begins to make a documentary that explores their relationship. Nishtha films Lakshmi at home, and at work in various houses. Lakshmi's is a precarious existence to begin with; illness and romance compound her problems in unexpected ways.
- Release date
- November 23, 2007
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
- Budget
- $100,000
Crew
- Nishtha Jain · Director
- Mads Nordheim · Composer
- Deepti Gupta · Cinematographer
- Rakesh Haridas · Cinematographer
- Nishtha Jain · Cinematographer
- Rikke Selin Als · Editor