TY - ADVS AU - Jain,Nishtha AU - Jain,Nishtha AU - Dhakde,Mangesh ED - Raintree Films (India) TI - Lakshmi and me U1 - 791.43954 PY - 2005/// CY - Jain,Nishtha PB - Raintree Films KW - Documentary films.,Relationship, Romance, Poverty., Social history.,Experimental films.Women , Sexuality, relationship between Indian nishtha jain and her young maid, lakshmi, Women household employees--Social conditions., Poor women--Social conditions., Feature films N1 - Copyright notice on container: Raintree Films; Part of summary taken from container; Even in a metropolis like Bombay, old feudal attitudes still govern relationships between employers and their ‘servants'. Against this backdrop, Nishtha begins making a film with Lakshmi, her part-time maid. 20-year-old Lakshmi's is a precarious existence to begin with; illness and romance compound her problems in unexpected ways. As the filmmaker is drawn deeper into Lakshmi's life, she is forced to look at aspects of her own self as well, and to question many of the things she takes for granted. During a year and a half of dramatic changes,the process of filming has its own impact on unfolding events and on the relationship between the two women ER -