68 Pages (2007)
Overview
Coming from a country like India that is still in denial, where being HIV+ is still a curse, '68 Pages' rips open the underbelly of its society to reveal how it stigmatizes and shuns those who are HIV+ or even those who just want to be what they are. Through 68 Pages of a counselors diary, we see the stories of Paayal, a sex worker; Nishit, an ID user; Kiran, a gay man and Umrao, a transsexual bar dancer - their stories of pain and fear, humiliation and rejection - not only by the society, but even by their loved ones.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $47,200.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | hi |
| Popularity | 1.096 |
Directed By
Sridhar Rangayan
TOP CAST
Joy Sengupta
Kiran
Mouli Ganguly
Mansi
Jayati Bhatia
Paayal
Zafar Karachiwalla
Nishit
Uday Sonawana
Umesh / Umrao
Bakul Thakkar
Ranvir
Sherrin Verghese
Mohit
Ikhlaq Khan
Dr. Javed
Mangala Kenkre
Moushi (as Mangal Kenkre)
Delnaaz Irani
Neha
Aastha Jain
Lalli
Ram Awana
Trucker
Sujata Thakar
Ranvir's Wife
Ajai Rohilla
Shetty
Rupal Patel
Umrao's Mother
Pratik Gandhi
Umrao's Brother
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