Ek Je Aachhe Kanya

Anjan works in advertising and has recently rented a room in a house in the suburbs of Calcutta. Eighteen-year-old Ria, who lives there with her grandfather, falls in love with the new tenant. But Anjan already has a long-time girlfriend, Rupa, who works with him in advertising. The rejected girl in vain tries to win Anjan’s favour. When she sees that her efforts are futile she starts to make trouble for the couple. At first her mischief is only minor, but it is followed by more serious threats to Anjan’s advertising project. And when the couple announce their engagement the girl becomes so enraged that she tries to kill them. A year later Ria is released from a mental institution because the doctors believe her to be stable. Anjan and Rupa are married and have moved away. But a new tenant has moved into grandfather’s house... This stylistically refined drama is reminiscent of the films of Pedro Almodóvar. At the same time it candidly reflects the cultural degradation of the metropolitan environment, of traditional interpersonal relationships, and points to the rising crime rate among young people. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)