OUT on DVD/VOD: Margarita With A Straw

Margarita With A Straw features award-winning performances from some of India's most acclaimed actors, and is a life affirming portrayal, told with insight and humor. An honest, sensitive portrait of disability and the sexual awakening of an adventurous young woman, Margarita has garnered praise around the world, and caused social waves in India upon release for its compassionate portrayal of taboo subjects rarely seen on screen. Featuring a remarkable and critically acclaimed lead performance from international actress / Bollywood star Kalki Koechlin.

Indian writer/director Shonali Bose (director of the internationally renowned film AMU) beautifully portrays the story of a luminous Indian teenager with cerebral palsy who leaves her homeland to study in New York, falls in love with a young blind woman, and begins a remarkable journey to self-discovery and independence. Bose was inspired to write this humane story by her cousin's experience with cerebral palsy.