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Hope and a Little Sugar

Hope and a Little Sugar

Genres

Drama

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Ali (Amit Sial) is a photographer and bike messenger who lives in New York. He develops a friendship and falls in love with a married woman, Saloni Oberoi (Mahima Chaudhry). When her husband, Harry Oberoi (Vikram Chatwal), is killed during the September 11 attacks, Harry's father, a retired Colonel (Anupam Kher), begins to take his aggressions out on Ali for being a Muslim. Although Mrs. Oberoi (Suhasini Mulay) tries to stop the Colonel's behavior, the situation escalates as the Colonel, himself, becomes the target of social post-9/11 aggression directed towards him because he is a Sikh. (Wikipedia)

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

06 October 2006

Country

India

Cast

Amit Sial

Amit Sial

Ali

Mahima Chaudhry

Mahima Chaudhry

Saloni

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Vikram Chatwal

Vikram Chatwal

Suhashini Mulay

Suhashini Mulay

Rocco Stefani

Rocco Stefani

D.J. Paris

D.J. Paris

Trick or Treater

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