Om Puri
Ramlogan
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- It plots Ganesh Ramsumair's (Mandvi) extraordinary rise to fame and fortune. In his quest to become a writer, Ramsumair goes through numerous transformations - from a failed schoolteacher to masseur to mystic to politician. But not all goes smoothly and he is forced to question the life and values that his success has brought him.
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Mar 29, 2002 · The Mystic Masseur: Directed by Ismail Merchant. With Aasif Mandvi, Albert Laveau, Jimi Mistry, Sanjeev Bhaskar. In 1950s Trinidad, a frustrated writer supports himself as a masseur--and soon becomes a revered mystic and politico.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Ismail Merchant
- 2002-03-29
The film features performances by Om Puri and Aasif Mandvi, and original music by Zakir Hussain. Synopsis [ edit ] The novel by V. S. Naipaul moves between farce and acerbic social commentary on Trinidad, the country of his birth.
May 17, 2002 · In no area is this more true than marriage, as you can see in Mira Nair's wonderful comedy " Monsoon Wedding ." The events leading up to Ganesh's marriage to the beautiful Leela ( Ayesha Dharker) are hilarious, as the ambitious businessman Ramlogan positions his daughter to capture the rising young star.
Summaries. In 1950s Trinidad, a frustrated writer supports himself as a masseur--and soon becomes a revered mystic and politico. Circa 1940 in Trinidad, which is still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, with his wife Leela.
It's the 1940's, and young Ganesh, the mystic masseur, is alleged to be able to heal ailments and maladies through miraculous massages. The narrator depicts the young boy seemingly failing to do the miracle, but then when the narrator gets better, his mother praises the mystic for his miracle.
Directed by Ismail Merchant. A well-realized old-fashioned drama about an Indian writer in Trinidad who demonstrates a passion for the possible. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. Ganesh (Assif Mandvi) is an Indian teacher in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943 who believes he is destined to become an important writer.
A failed teacher in Trinidad moves to the country to become a writer. He settles in his late father's village, marries a local girl who can't have children. He works as a masseur, because that's what his dad did, and calls himself a mystic. His philosophical and spiritual tracts are printed and bound into volumes.
