Fresh off the Page 2019 - September

Basmati B*tch

by Ankita Singh

Photo: John Rata / Poster: Lindsay Yee

Photo: John Rata / Poster: Lindsay Yee

"If I may interrupt. I want your rice. You have the rice. If you don’t give me the rice...I will kill you. So, from my point of view, you don’t really have a choice. I mean, that’s what I am getting from this situation. But what do you think?"


In the not-so-distant future, Shiva and Bindu, two struggling women with ambitions outside of their cultural norms and polar-opposite personalities, are forced to work for Shiva’s brother, Abhi, at his Indian restaurant serving Auckland’s more precious illegal commodity - Basmati Rice. When Abhi is unexpectedly arrested, the two must quickly dispose of the restaurant's stock or be incriminated themselves.


Written by: Ankita SiNgh

Directed by Ahi Karunaharan

Producer & host: Marianne Infante

Assistant Producer & PhotographeR: John Rata

Starring

Shaan Kesha

Bala Murali Shingade

Gayatri Adi

Ravi Gurunathan

Ash Raju

Dylan Thuracingham

Rishabh Kapoor