Available To Watch On Digital Download From 12th February
STARRING
BRIE LARSON
UTKARSH AMBUDKAR
SCOTT BAKULA
DONALD SUTHERLAND
Short Synopsis:
Linda Watt (Brie Larson) is sent to India by her CEO where the colours and rhythms cause her to fall in love despite the trouble she finds herself in.
Long Synopsis:
Linda Watt (Brie Larson: Room, 21 Jump Street) is a sheltered but brilliant young scientist who is plucked out of her company’s lab and sent to India by her CEO (Donald Sutherland: The Hunger Games) to sell “Rice 9,” a genetically modified rice she’s created. However, unbeknownst to her, the rice will destroy the Indian farmers she thinks she’s helping. Upon arriving in India, Linda is overwhelmed and culture-shocked by the barely controlled chaos of India. She is introduced to an ambitious young bureaucrat, William (Saahil Sehgal) who, along with his mother, decides that they are an excellent match. Linda then meets Rajit (Utkarsh Ambudkar: Pitch Perfect, The Mindy Project), a rebellious college student forced to drop out by lack of funds, who questions Linda’s motives. Despite their playful antagonism, or maybe because of it, she starts falling for him. He ultimately opens her eyes to the fact she has unknowingly become part of a destructive plan. Basmati Blues pulses with the vibrant colours and rhythms of India and features original songs written for the film by global artists Pearl Jam, Sugarland, Goldspot, Dave Baerwald, and Sonu Nigam and also stars Scott Bakula (American Beauty, Star Trek: Enterprise) and Tyne Daly (Cagney & Lacey, Judging Amy).
Linda Watt (Brie Larson: Room, 21 Jump Street) is a sheltered but brilliant young scientist who is plucked out of her company’s lab and sent to India by her CEO (Donald Sutherland: The Hunger Games) to sell “Rice 9,” a genetically modified rice she’s created. However, unbeknownst to her, the rice will destroy the Indian farmers she thinks she’s helping. Upon arriving in India, Linda is overwhelmed and culture-shocked by the barely controlled chaos of India. She is introduced to an ambitious young bureaucrat, William (Saahil Sehgal) who, along with his mother, decides that they are an excellent match. Linda then meets Rajit (Utkarsh Ambudkar: Pitch Perfect, The Mindy Project), a rebellious college student forced to drop out by lack of funds, who questions Linda’s motives. Despite their playful antagonism, or maybe because of it, she starts falling for him. He ultimately opens her eyes to the fact she has unknowingly become part of a destructive plan. Basmati Blues pulses with the vibrant colours and rhythms of India and features original songs written for the film by global artists Pearl Jam, Sugarland, Goldspot, Dave Baerwald, and Sonu Nigam and also stars Scott Bakula (American Beauty, Star Trek: Enterprise) and Tyne Daly (Cagney & Lacey, Judging Amy).
Basmati Blues is available on to watch on Digital Download from 12th February and can be bought here
