The New Classmate

Since the death of her husband, Chanda has raised Apeksha alone, making ends meet with her wages as a maid. When Apeksha starts a new school, she falls in with the wrong crowd and begins to fail in her studies. Chanda is desperate for her daughter to have more than she did but when she encourages Apeksha in her studies, her daughter's rebellion grows. In response, Chanda takes the drastic step of enrolling herself into school, but Apeksha's embarrassment at seeing her mother attend the same class as her only makes things worse. (London Film Festival)