Listen... Amaya Hindi Movie

Feature Film | 2013 | Drama
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Listen... Amaya is a 2013 Indian movie directed by Avinash Kumar Singh starring Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Amala Akkineni and Swara Bhaskar. The feature film is produced by Ashok Sawhny and the music composed by Indraneel Hariharan.



Release Info:
February 1 2013 (India)   
Language: Hindi
Director: Avinash Kumar Singh
LEAD CAST
Farooq Sheikh
Deepti Naval
Amala Akkineni
Kriti Maria Pant
Oroon Das
Siddhant Karnick

SYNOPSIS:
Book a coffee, is an offbeat library cum coffee shop. It is owned and run by Leela Krishnamoorthy, a middle aged widow. ... Show more

Book a coffee, is an offbeat library cum coffee shop. It is owned and run by Leela Krishnamoorthy, a middle aged widow. She herself is as interesting and free spirited as the café she runs! Amaya, Leela’s only child is a fire-brand 22 year-old writer; quick witted,confident and open-minded. They adore each other as only mother daughter can.


Into this mix, is thrown Jayant Sinha. A 60 year old retired photographer, who continues his chosen profession as a hobby today. He is passionate about people and the memories they create; he is also a great friend to Amaya Krishnamoorthy, with whom he decides to co-author a coffee table book, titled Memories…of The Busy Bazaar. The Busy Bazaar as a title has it’s own story and adds a subtle but intriguing undercurrent to the narrative woven around it.


After having lost her husband 12 years ago, Leela refuses to become a stereotypical wallflower, who wallows in the unfairness of life. It translates into the sort of person she becomes, the way her daughter is brought up and the people who are attracted to her.


And along the way, Leela falls in love again.


Given that Amaya is open minded and modern in the way she reacts to various things around her, gives Leela reason to believe that this will in no way be a hindrance or a problem with her daughter. And this is also the crux of the whole story.


At a dinner, Jayant begins to narrate the incident in which his family was tragically killed to Leela. Talking late into the night, Jayant spends the night in Leela’s home, which is also when Amaya walks in on them the next morning, just as Leela is consoling a broken Jayant who’s just finished his heart rending story.


As relationships that were once rock solid, fracture and crumble, the film explores multiple relationships in their own unique ways. It also traces Amaya’s journey of anger, betrayal and disbelief to one where she understands the reasons behind everything that has happened between mother and daughter.


Once her head clears, Amaya is the one that makes the effort to rebuild lives, piece together shattered relationships and bring the missing sunshine back into everybody’s lives. Other characters beautifully woven into the film also add to the layering and texture, that character driven films demand.


Finally, there is also a sub plot that runs alongside the main narrative, which becomes the sublime finale to a sensitive, subtly humorous and extremely touching story.


Listen Amaya is a modern, young, contemporary film about relationships, family dynamics,about pre-conceptions and about priorities.


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Cast & Crew Details:
Farooq Sheikh
Deepti Naval
Amala Akkineni
Swara Bhaskar
Kriti Maria Pant
Oroon Das
Siddhant Karnick
Vidya Bhushan
Viren Basoya

Director: Avinash Kumar Singh
Producer: Ashok Sawhny
Music Director: Indraneel Hariharan
Song Lyrics Writer: Punam Hariharan
Sound Designer: Sohel Sanwari
Cinematographer: Ramshreyas Rao
Editor: Geeta Singh
Screenplay Writers: Avinash Kumar Singh, Geeta Singh
Dialogue Writer: Vikas Chandra
Original Story Writers: Avinash Kumar Singh, Geeta Singh
Song Choregraphers: Longines Fernandes, Charu Shankar


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