Reena Dutt
1) Thirst
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"A heroic girl in Mumbai fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity--an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started...
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"When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter-her journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call "journalism." As Dadi starts to settle into life in Houston and Maha scrambles for...
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After leaving India with her mother and leaving her estranged father behind, decades later, Mehar surprises herself by returning to her homeland to attend her father's wedding to the popular socialite, Naz. Since her father is actually Indian royalty, the wedding will be at his palace family home, making it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if it will be awkward. Mehar still hopes to repair their relationship, but when she begins falling in love...