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The Mystic Masseur

5.0 117 mins Drama   Comedy   2001
Merchant Ivory Productions   Pritish Nandy Communications  
Director(s): Ismail Merchant

Release Date: 05 Fri, Oct 2001

Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to people, especially to Hindus, in order to promote the Hindu Faith, and be known as a writer. He does get considerable success, so much so that he becomes famous as a miracle worker, having cured a man of sharing intimacy with his bicycle; prevented a man from believing that he can fly; and convincing a young woman to end her fast. His fame spreads all over the island and thousands throng to seek his blessings, which he does dole out quite benevolently, without charging any fees from the poor and the needy. He then decides to spread his wings by challenging the local politician Pandit Narayan Chandrashekhar alias Cyrus T., and takes over The Hindu Organization, thence opening his way to a seat in the prestigious Member of the Legislative Assembly

Casts of The Mystic Masseur

Aasif Mandvi

as Ganesh

Albert Laveau

as Headmaster

Jimi Mistry

as Pratap Cooper

Sanjeev Bhaskar

as Beharry

Om Puri

as Ramlogan

Ayesha Dharker

as Leela

Sakina Jaffrey

as Suruj Mooma

Zohra Sehgal

as Auntie

James Fox

as Mr. Stewart

Rez Kempton

as Basdeo

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