Lilkee
Lilkee is a 2006 children's film in Hindi produced by Children's Film Society, India, and directed by Batul Mukhtiyar.[1][2] The film is about a 10-year-old domestic help in Mumbai.[3] and was released on 5 October 2006.
Plot[edit]
It is a story of a girl named Lilkee girl from the mountains of Nainital. Like all other girls from the poor families, Lilkee is expected to work and earn. Lilkee is brought to Mumbai by Bela for housework. Lilkee gets involved in household chores and takes care of Bela's child. Even though she falls under the weight of a routine, she misses Nainital. In Mumbai, Lilkee finds a few friends to play with. However, they soon realize she is a housemaid.[1] And how her sense of responsibility makes her employer to admit her in school is the remaining story.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Aiman Mukhtiyar
- Anushka Panwala
- Saloni Joshi
- Anushka Joshi
- Md. Mukhtiyar
- Suresh Bhatia
- Nazneen Madan
Festivals[edit]
In 2009, it was shown as a part of the 'Sadak Chhap Film Fest', a street film festival for children in Bangalore.[3][5] It also screened at the 'Filmi Chashma Film Festival', at National Film Archive of India, Pune in 2011.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lilkee Children's Film Society, India.
- ^ "Where are children's films?". The Tribune. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Filmi fun for slum kids". The Times of India. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Children's Film Society, India".
- ^ "Stoking empathy in slum kids". Daily News and Analysis. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Rainbow-tinted Glasses: With classic, global films, the Filmi Chashma festival promises to be a hurrah for young children". The Indian Express. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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