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Nineteen year
old Geena apparently has everything going for her. A Business Studies
course, a weekend job with the family firm, and a trophy boyfriend. Still,
she longs for life to be more like the romance and adventure of her beloved
Bollywood movies. Whether she's sitting through tedious economics lectures,
attending to fussy matrons in the family's sari shop, or being chaperoned
around chi-chi bars in the sports car of her family-approved boyfriend,
Dialup, Geena's mind keeps drifting. She's entranced by the glamour of
Bollywood and seduced by the sounds of R&B girl groups. Secretly,
Geena has already formed a vocal trio with her two best friends, Anji
and Neeta.
Then, Geena
has an unexpected encounter with Jay, a new boy in town, and finds that
love can be just as enthralling as the songs on the silver screen suggest.
When Jay saves her from an accident outside the family factory, her hero
fantasies, and the predictions of her astrologer uncle, seem to be fulfilled.
Jay has fled his
drab west country small town and followed his brother, Dean, to the promise
of the big city. There's little to keep him back home, just a dead-end
job and a ne'er do well father who has been lost in booze since his wife's
death. Dean's life, ducking and diving around the grey economy of London's
rag trade, offers Jay excitement and ready cash. Jay's encounter with
Geena opens the door to a different London and a different way of life.
When the affair
between Geena and Jay is uncovered, the two find themselves in the cross-fire
of a vicious turf war over the lucrative but illegal trade in fake designer
wear. Faced with a choice between between family loyalties and their love
affair, the two escape to the wild west of Jay's native Somerset.
But Geena's new found
independence means she is ready to face the music back home. In time-honoured
Bollywood style, its climactic scene comes at an Indian wedding, where
Geena and her group perform a provocative R&B song that tells of her
love for Jay. Can her family accept the real Geena? Or will she and Jay
discover that happy endings don't always turn out like the movies?
Runtime:- 89
minutes |