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200759 minPGdocumentary

Lakshmi and Me

200759 minPGdocumentary

A 21-year-old housemaid in Mumbai works ten hours a day, seven days a week, while facing challenges from illness and romance.

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A 21-year-old housemaid in Mumbai works ten hours a day, seven days a week, while facing challenges from illness and romance.

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Nishtha Jain

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Lakshmi, a 21-year-old housemaid in Mumbai, questions her fate as she works ten hours a day, seven days a week. Her employer, Nishtha Jain, begins filming a documentary about their lives. The camera follows Lakshmi at home and in various households. As she navigates her daily routine, illness and romantic entanglements complicate her already challenging existence. The film captures the realities of Lakshmi's life and her relationship with Nishtha.

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