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Tale

In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha’s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend.. The first Indian film to screen in Cannes competition in 30 years.. Watching this film at it’s premiere in Cannes was one of my highlights.The film depicts the interlaced feminine relationships that exist in the fast paced and wet city of Mumbai. What Payal and Ranabir have achieved with the visual look, and the color grade had me in awe.What I loved the most was the poetic evocation of monsoon in the sweet moments of relief from the hotness but also the hardships that come with the storm. We feel with the characters' journey of self discovery – as they fight the the suffocating confines of our traditional culture and in turn replace it with newness and hope that comes with acceptance.Congratulations to the whole team. I can’t wait to watch it again!