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It stars Kalki Koechlin as an Indian teenager with cerebral palsy who relocates to America for her undergraduate education and comes of age following her complex relationship with a blind girl, played by Sayani Gupta. Revathi, Kuljeet Singh, and William Moseley play supporting roles.
Apr 13, 2015 · Kalki Koechlin takes us through Margarita with a Straw's journey. Kalki, best known for her debut in Dev D and then supporting parts in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewaani, takes India Today through her preparation for a role that may just as well be a turning point in her career. Listen to Story. Advertisement. Kalki Koechlin.
- Suhani Singh
- Movies, Bollywood
Apr 7, 2015 · Kalki: Margarita with a Straw is about loving yourself. Laila’s journey is about coming to terms with herself, but first of all always looking for validation from outside. We live in a world where other people’s opinion of us and opinions of beauty affect whether we’re accepted as ‘normal’.
Jun 14, 2019 · It takes her half the film and romantic relationships with four different characters to finally say that she is bisexual. The film takes liberty in not only making others realise that Laila is attracted to both men and women, but also lets the audience see how she herself comes to that conclusion.
Apr 17, 2015 · Nonetheless, Bose manages to hit the poignant notes especially when she takes us into the head of a character living with disability. There is a fine scene in which the camera shows Laila's silent discomfort as she stuck in her wheelchair is carried by a couple of struggling men.
- Suhani Singh
- Movies, Reviews
Jan 3, 2022 · As Kalki Koechlin turns a year older on 10 January, here’s revisiting Shonali Bose’s Margarita with a Straw, and how the film negotiated the intersection between sexuality and disability.
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She meets a social activist Khanum (Sayani Gupta), who happens to be a blind girl, but just like Laila, she is strong, independent and is not just surviving, but living her life to the fullest, which many of us have forgotten.
