Leela

Leela (2002)

Leela is the story of Leela, an aware, liberal woman who struggles with the true meaning of independence. It is also the story of Krishna, born of Indian parents in America but uncomfortable with his hyphenated existence. Leela then is a universal story of two paths that cross each other and pause a moment before moving on.

Date of release
2002-01-01
TMDB
1.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Somnath Sen

Casting

Interesting facts

Leela is a 2002 English-language drama film directed by Somnath Sen. The movie stars Dimple Kapadia and Deepti Naval. The film's story is loosely based on Summer of '42. The film premiered at Reel World Film Festivalm, Toronto, in 2005. It also was featured in the 2002 edition of the IAAC Film Festival, conducted by the Indian diaspora, which works to showcase the Indian films to the West.

Production

The film was shot mostly in Los Angeles with funds raised by Kavita Munjal and Anjalika Mathur. This is the directorial debut of Somnath Sen. "It's a universal story that many women will be able to relate to," remarked Dimple Kapadia, on the sets.

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