Sixth Happiness

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Disabled activist Firdaus Kanga scripted this autobiographical British drama by adapting his novel, Trying to Grow. Born in 1962 with brittle bone disease, Brit Kotwal (Kanga) grows up with the support of his middle-class Bombay family, but adulthood brings a series of suicides, accidents, and other disappointments. Kanga played the role of the central autobiographical character at various ages, beginning at age eight. Shown at the 1997 Mill Valley and London film festivals. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama
Directed By:

Waris Hussein
Written By:

Firdaus Kanga
In Theaters:

Nov 5, 1999 limited
Runtime:

98 minutes
Studio:

Regent Entertainment

Cast

Firdaus Kanga
as Brit Kotwal

Souad Faress
as Sera Kotwal

Khodus Wadia
as Sam Kotwal

Ahsen Bhatti
as Dolly Kotwal

Mahabanoo Modi Kotwal
as Jeroo

Nisha Nayar
as Tina

Indira Varma
as Amy

Roger Hammond
as Father Ferre

Sabira Merchant
as Mme. Manekshaw

Nina Wadia

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What could easily have been a maudlin exercise...is lightened throughout by a highly observant comic take on this eccentric, quick-witted family and their even more colorful neighbors.

Apr 26, 2002 | Full Review…

David Noh
Film Journal International