Hope and a Little Sugar
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{{Infobox film
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| director = Tanuja Chandra
| producer = Scott Pardo
Glenn Russow
| writer = Tanuja Chandra
Glenn Russow
| starring = Anupam Kher
Vikram Chatwal
Amit Sial
Mahima Chaudhry
Suhasini Mulay
| music = Wayne Sharpe
| cinematography = Nirmal Jani
| editing = Hilary Peabody
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|10}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = India
United States
| language = English
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Hope and a Little Sugar is a 2006 Indian English-language drama film directed by Tanuja Chandra, starring Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhry, Vikram Chatwal, Amit Sial, and Suhasini Mulay. It was shot in New York City and premired on 6 October 2006 at the South Asian International Film Festival in New York.[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061126/spectrum/main4.htm Sugar and all things nice] In addition, it was the opening film in 2008 for the Opening Night Gala at BAFTA, sponsored by the London Asian Film Festival by Tongues on Fire.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tonguesonfire.com/about/history/ |title=London Asian Film Festival: History |access-date=5 February 2012 |archive-date=30 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130181845/http://www.tonguesonfire.com/about/history/ |url-status=dead }}
Plot
Ali (Amit Sial) is a photographer and bike messenger who lives in New York. He develops a friendship and falls in love with a married woman, Saloni Oberoi (Mahima Chaudhry). When her husband, Harry Oberoi (Vikram Chatwal), is killed during the September 11 attacks, Harry's father, a retired Colonel (Anupam Kher), begins to take his aggressions out on Ali for being a Muslim. Although Mrs. Oberoi (Suhasini Mulay) tries to stop the Colonel's behavior, the situation escalates as the Colonel, himself, becomes the target of social post-9/11 aggression directed towards him because he is a Sikh.[http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/18hope.htm Hope and a Little Sugar: Rediff][https://web.archive.org/web/20131102151654/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/509026 Hope and Little Sugar review][https://web.archive.org/web/20081215152109/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/453546/Hope-and-a-Little-Sugar/overview Hope and a Little Sugar: NYT]
Cast
- Anupam Kher as Colonel Oberoi
- Mahima Chaudhry as Saloni Oberoi
- Vikram Chatwal as Harry Oberoi
- Amit Sial as Ali Siddiqui
- Suhasini Mulay as Mrs. Oberoi
- Meghna Malik as Ali's mother
Production
The film was shot in 2004 but was delayed due to "an exhaustive post-production exchange" between director Chandra and independent American producers—Scott Pardo and Glenn Russow. This included pre and post-production that was entirely done via the internet. Pre-production took over two months where Chandra "finalised the cast, locations and even set design sitting in Mumbai." The entire cast and crew consisted of 25 people, and the film was shot entirely in New York over a period of 25 days.[https://archive.today/20130203162806/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061007/asp/weekend/story_6805563.asp Rocking on]
See also
Notes
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0430193|title=Hope and a Little Sugar}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvvqklhVUBg Official Trailer] - Tongues on Fire/London Asian Film Festival
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Category:Films about Indian Americans
Category:English-language Indian films
Category:Films shot in New York City
Category:Indian films set in New York City
Category:Films based on the September 11 attacks