Every bit as acute as Monsoon Wedding, but more subtle in its blend of cultural satire and social comment, Nisha Ganatra's directorial debut provides a wry analysis of the way in which family ties tend to bind individuality, whether you go along willingly or not.
Ganastra also stars as a twentysomething photographer torn between her passion for girlfriend Jill Hennesey and a desire to please her disapproving mother, Madhur Jaffrey. But a decision to act as a surrogate mother for spoiled sister Sakina Jaffrey causes more problems than it solves, especially when she discovers that her sister's 'perfect' life is every bit as messed up as her own.