Set in modern-day London, Sangeeta Datta’s drama explores the relationships between a grieving Indian father and his three daughters.
The film unfolds over six days from the day the family’s mother dies to the day of the funeral. Family patriarch Sanjay is suddenly forced to engage with his three daughters and realises that he doesn’t really know his children at all. His daughters are modern young English women – and one of them is even dating a Muslim. Trying to come to terms with his loss, unable to avail of his wife’s calming influence, Sanjay finds himself re-assessing his role as a parent and facing up to his own anti-Muslim prejudice.
A thoroughly modern look at families, religion and loss, Life Goes on features a great cast that includes veteran Indian actor Om Puri (East is East).
