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Mumbai:
Adil Hussain, who has films like Ishqiya, Life of Pi and the recent
English Vinglish (as Sri Devi's husband) in his kitty, has bagged
the best actor award for his role in Unni Vijayan's Lessons in Forgetting
at the recently held New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Festival
(NJISACF).
The film, that is an adaptation of Anita Nair's book by the same
name, is a gripping and heartwarming story of redemption, forgiveness
and second chances. Meera's (Achreja) life is shaken up when her
husband walks out on their marriage.
Responsible
not just for her children but her mother, grandmother and their
rambling old family home in Bangalore, Meera takes up a part time
job with Professor J A Krishnamurthy, or JAK, a renowned cyclone
studies expert (Hussain).
What
she doesn't know is that JAK is seeking the truth behind the vicious
attack on his 19-year-old daughter, Smriti (Maya Tideman). However,
a wall of silence and fear surrounds the incident.
Driven
by the need to know the truth he explores the events that lead
up to the incident. In the process he gains an insight into his
daughter's world.
Through a series of coincidences, Meera and JAK find their lives
turning and twisting together and as the days pass, fresh beginnings
appear where there seemed to be only endings.
Roshni
Achreja was feted as best supporting actress for the same film.
The annual NJISACF is held to promote and recognise the talents
of the new, the established, the underrepresented, the best and
the brightest independent South Asian filmmakers from across the
globe.
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