Lessons in Forgetting

Lessons in Forgetting is a 2012 Indian film produced by Prince Thampi for Arowana Studios. It is based on the novel of the same name by Anita Nair and directed by Unni Vijayan. It stars Adil Hussain, Roshni Achreja, Maya Tideman and Raaghav Chanana. The film is shot in 35mm Cinemascope.

It was awarded the 2012 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.

Plot

A renowned expert on cyclones J.A. Krishnamoorthy comes to India, when he learns that his daughter, Smriti, has met with a fatal freak accident. Determined to find out the truth behind his daughter’s accident, JAK starts to retrace his daughter’s path on the days that led to her accident in a small town in Tamil Nadu.

With a strong desire to know the truth, JAK embarks on his own investigation. He meets with the people who were close to Smriti. They give different versions of what they felt about her. JAK feels he is getting closer to the truth. But his hopes are shattered when he reaches a dead end.

Meera, a socialite, finds her life in chaos when her husband walks out on her leaving her with her two children, mother and her grandmother. Left to fend for herself, Meera takes up a job as an assistant to JAK. Inadvertently she leads him to a very important piece of the puzzle of the case.

Various events and coincidences, help him in getting closer to the truth. They find themselves back in Minjikapuram, the coastal town where it all began. Here JAK realises that, there was a bigger issue that Smriti was fighting against.

JAK must show the courage to confront the reality and forget the past.

Cast

• Adil Hussain as JAK
• Roshni Achreja as Meera
• Maya Tideman as Smriti
• Raaghav Chanana as Soman
• Karan Nair as Mathew
• Amey Wagh as Shivu
• Bhanu Prakash as Dr.Srinivasan
• Srilekha as Chinnataayi
• Anuja Vaidya as Nayantara
• Veena Sajnani as Meera's Mother
• Lakshmi Krishnamurthy as Meera's Grandmother
• Parthiv Shah as Nikhil
• Sukitha Aiyar as Vinnie
• Uttara Baokar as Kalachitti.

Production

Produced by Prince Thampi for Arowana Studios, the movie is based on the bestselling novel by the same title, written by Anita Nair. Prince Thampi is best known as the publisher of the Malayalam magazine Santham. Lessons in Forgetting is the first film to be produced by Arowana Studios. Some of the staff members of Arowana Studios and the Parent Company Arowana Consulting Limited ^[1] also participated as extras in a few scenes.

Filming locations

Filming of Lessons in Forgetting.

Shot entirely in India across
-Bangalore (Karnataka, India).
-Pondicherry (Tamil Nadu,India).
-Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu,India).
-Coonoor/ Mettupalayam (Tamil Nadu,India).

Crew

Awards

• Unni Vijayan, Director - Outstanding Achievement In International Feature Filmmaking - Williamsburg International Film Festival,New York (2012)
• Adil Hussain : Best Actor - New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest, New Jersey.(2012)
• Roshni Achreja : Best Supporting Actress - New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest, New Jersey.(2012)
• Roshan N. G., Best Makeup Artist - Sunset International Film Festival, Los Angeles. (2012)
• 60th National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English^[2]

Screenings

• Rome International Film Festival 2012 (RIFF)
• Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2012 (CSAFF)
• Williamsburg International Film Festival, New York
• New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest, New Jersey (2012)
• Sunset International Film Festival, Los Angeles (2012)

References

• "Lessons in Forgetting (official movie website)". Arowanas Studios. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• "Arowana Studios". Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• P.K. Ajith Kumar (March 19, 2013). "The Malayali connection to the best English film". The Hindu: National: Kerala (Kozhikode: The Hindu). Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
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• "2012 Awards". Willi Fest: Awards. Willifest Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• "Lessons in Forgetting". New Jersey Independent South Asian Cinefest 2012. Asian American Film and Theater Project. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• "Lessons in Forgetting". The Rome International Film Festival. RIFF. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• PTI (October 11, 2012). "'English Vinglish' star wins best actor at US fest". The Times of India: Bollywood. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Abdul Gani (October 2012). "Adil picks up best actor in US fest". Eastern Periphery. Eastern Periphery. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Bose, Brinda (January 28, 2010). "Books: War on Memory". India Today.in. Living Media India Limited. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• "Praise for Lessons In Forgetting". Anita Nair The Official Website. Anita Nair. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Venugopal, Veena (February 12, 2010). "Ordinary lives". live mint & The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Shrabonti Bagchi (February 9, 2010). "Caught in cyclonic weather, Anita Nair". dna: Lifestyle: Report. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Cheeran, John (March 18, 2010). "Lessons In Forgetting by Anita Nair: A Review". John Cheeran (Blog). Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• "Lessons In Forgetting". Lessons In Forgetting (Blog). April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Lessons In Forgetting on Facebook
• "Blogs about: Lessons In Forgetting". WordPress.com. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Sarit Ray (April 21, 2013). "Sarit Ray’s review: Lessons in Forgetting". hindustantimes: entertainment: reviews. HT Media Limited. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• D’Souza, Martin (April 19, 2013). "A Lesson You Will Never Forget". Glamsham Editorial. Fifth Quarter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Dipti Nagpaul-D’Souza (April 19, 2013). "Life’s Lessons". India Express epaper edition: Mumbai: Cinema & Television (Mumbai: The Indian Express Limited). p. 25. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lessons in Forgetting.

• "Lessons in Forgetting (2011)". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• "Lessons In Forgetting – A Novel by Anita Nair". Anita Nair The Official Website. Anita Nair. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• http://www.businessworld.in/bw/2010_02_09_Women_And_Womanhood.html[]
• Priyanka Dasgupta (March 13, 2011). "Adil Hussain: Remember to forget". The Times of India: Regional. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/article/06lpfK8gUq4m7?q=Adil+Hussain[]
• http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-170168.html[]
• IANS. "’Lessons In Forgetting’ – stirs the hornet’s nest (English Movie Review)". newKerala.com: News: Hollywood-News. NKDC Media Solutions. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• Special Correspondent (March 18, 2011). "Anita Nair’s book to be a film". The Hindu: Karnataka. Bangalore: The Hindu. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• "Lessons in Forgetting (official movie website)". Arowanas Studios. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
• "Nair’s novel 'Lessons in Forgetting' to be turned into movie". allvoices. New Delhi: Allvoices, Inc. March 16, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2013.