Margarita, with a Straw

Synopsis: A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves her home in India to study in New York, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Shonali Bose, Nilesh Maniyar (co-director)
Production: Wolfe Releasing
  11 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
100 min
Website
991 Views


Papa, I want money.

For what?

As compensation for listening

to such a bad song!

Monu, I'll give you a lot of money...

Just listen to this next song!

Papa, Please stop!

I don't want your money.

Bye, Papa.

Is that girl in your class?

Why?

Don't be jealous.

I'll only marry you.

Shut up Dhruv!

You're saying shut up

because your eyeline is wrong.

Not bad!

You pervert!

Careful!

Come on lift!

Just a little bit further.

Do you guys do any work?

Bloody elevator is also not working!

Demand a Right to Information enquiry!

The Principal is corrupt.

Come on.

Don't keep putting it down.

Come on.

Let's get this over with.

So tell...what else happened

in college today?

She hung out with her boyfriend.

What else!

Shut up Monu!

Chill Sis!

Don't be shy in front of Mom!

Monu. Dhruv is not her boyfriend!

Can't one make a joke around here!

What's the problem with you two?

If you don't finish your homework -

the TV is not coming on.

Welcome. Welcome.

What would you like?

Lingerie?

I also have tongs (thongs).

Black laces, red laces...

Purple, green, fluorescent colors...

Don't worry.

You can get anything here.

From a needle to an aeroplane!

I can arrange anything.

Uncle. We don't want an aeroplane...!

- What do you want?

Do you have a vibrator?

Of course!

What model do you want?

Soft, hard, medium?

A phone without a

vibration unit is useless!

I've put my own wife on a vibrator!

She never hears the phone ring!

Show her a vibration unit.

What's the model number of your phone?

Where are you taking me?

Since when did you

become a Bio student?

What?

Oh my god!

Go...Yeah!

Even at this age getting cake

smeared on my birthday!

We should jam.

Yes definitely.

Tell me when?

You can come to my house...

Anytime.

What?

Nothing.

Come to your house...

...to jam?

Definitely.

When?

Anytime!

Hey Nima!

Come out dude.

One, two, three, four...go!

Just a minute.

Somethings not right.

Aunty. The poha's yummy.

Sameera, have you been playing guitar

since you were a child?

No Aunty.

Just the last couple of years.

Laila has been learning music

since she was seven.

Sameera, has Laila played you any

of her classical compositions?

Mom!

Practice!

Call me if you want anything.

I'm sorry.

Chill. All moms are like this.

Mom!!

Napkins!

Okay. Maybe we should do a song...

Aai, Aai, Aai...

Sis!

Let me sleep.

You'll take a kid's life!

Laila...

You're a rock star!

I love it.

Thank you.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Okay definitely, Laila.

We'll try it with

the band tomorrow.

Okay.

Bye.

Bye Laila.

What?

Trying to fob me off with an SMS.

No.

Don't you think

we should explore other...

Explore?

Am I just an experiment to you?

Please.

Forget it.

It's a great idea!

Okay.

Bye.

Because it sucked.

Yeah?

-Yeah.

F*** you.

Oh f*** you.

And your stupid friends.

Jealous.

Being friends with normal people

won't make you normal.

A**hole.

Coward.

Mom.

Shampoo.

I just shampooed you yesterday.

Please just do it Mom.

Who's going to start a fight with you

first thing in the morning!

Mom...

Nothing.

Tell me!

No.

Okay. Don't tell.

You'll get a tummy ache!

Mom.

I like this boy.

He's also into music...

Mom!

Did you hear?

Yes. That's great.

Hi.

You want a book?

No.

Nima. I have something for you.

Sorry.

What is it? Give it to me.

Later.

Shhh.

What a competition!

It was too close.

Okay without delay.

The winners are...

...Ramjas College!

This competition is a milestone.

It's not just about music.

When we heard that the lyricist was

a disabled girl...

...we had to give

the award to her college.

Your journey...

...must have been very difficult

compared to that of a normal musician...

Will you share something with us?

It's okay. What can you

expect from those f***ers?

Laila, this is Tribe's best song.

Maybe Subbu's song was better.

Trust me Laila. You did a great job.

We totally deserved to win. Okay?

When you're there

everything's okay.

The entire bands here for you.

No Nima.

You.

Just you.

Everyone's waiting for us.

Come.

Yeah.

I'll just come.

Careful!

When was the last check up?

Six months ago.

Hopeless!

Excuse me?

- Sorry, I wasn't talking to you.

Completely ignorant.

Just blabbering nonsense.

As soon as Laila gets admission

to any foreign university...

...I'll personally phone

her and tell her...

...who's normal and

who needs brain surgery!

Why do you jump to foreign

universities at the drop of a hat?

I made a fool of myself.

It was not just your song.

He doesn't love me Mom.

I can't bear going

to this college anymore.

Come outside.

Why?

Just come.

Mom!

Papa!

Only your mother.

I don't support this.

Why?

What happened in Delhi

University is over.

To go so far away to America...

...it doesn't sit well with me.

And Delhi has other options.

Mom?

Do you want to go?

Don't look there.

You want to go right?

Of course.

You don't come.

The two of us are definitely going!

Please Papa.

It's one pound over.

That's okay.

With great difficulty I've squeezed

one month's clothing into two suitcases!

Anyway they're not going to charge me

for being one pound overweight!

If they make you repack at the airport -

don't say I didn't warn you!

If you have such a glum face

they'll definitely open them!

One minute.

I'll just be back.

Hello Shubhangani. How are you?

Are you done with packing?

-Yes.

Hi Dhruv.

-Hi

This is for you.

-Oh thank you.

Come inside.

Hi.

You were leaving without saying bye?

B*tch!

Rook to H5.

Hey!

Sorry.

It's okay you can watch.

Just keep your trap shut!

Yeah.

Put it on manual...

it's stuck!

I'm going to tell you right up...

I don't do bottoms!

Excuse me?

I've had some Indian kids before...

You've got to wipe your own ass honey...

I'll just pour the water!

I was just wondering,

if you have any experience with...

...someone with cerebral palsy?

I hope you understand, it is just

the motor skills that are affected...

...and not the intelligence...

I'm quite aware of what

cerebral palsy is actually.

You don't have to worry at all...

Mrs. Kapoor?

Kapoor pronounced cup not cap.

Cup.

Take this.

Be home by 4.

Or I'll call the cops!

Don't worry Aai.

Bye.

Bye.

Hey. How're you doing?

Hi.

Come on back.

I have a place all

set up for you on the left.

Where you headed?

Union Square.

Say that again please.

Union Square!

Okay, okay Union Square.

You got it.

Write from your heart...

Write from your eyes...

Write from your liver!

Okay. So what we're going to do

is have an assignment...

...in which you're going to write

from all your senses. Okay?

I'm gonna give you the parameters...

You're going to write a story...

a poem...

...rap Song--

Okay so write these down.

It is...

...New Year's Eve.

You're on a boat.

You hear the sound of a cello.

You taste an orange.

Someone is wearing blue.

And you tell a loved one...

...a very personal secret.

No hiding!

All right you have ten minutes. Go!

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