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Amu
Amu

Amu

When the past lives in the present...

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Amu is the story of Kaju, a twenty-one-year-old Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family and discover the place where she was born. The film takes a dark turn as Kaju stumbles against secrets and lies from her past. A horrifying genocide that took place twenty years ago turns out to hold the key to her mysterious origins.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

07 January 2005

Country

India

Cast

Konkona Sen Sharma

Konkona Sen Sharma

Kaju "Amu"

Yashpal Sharma

Yashpal Sharma

Gobind

Ankur Khanna

Ankur Khanna

Kabir

Brinda Karat

Brinda Karat

Keya

Chaiti Ghosh

Chaiti Ghosh

Tuki

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