India Synopsis
“When the past lives in the present…”
Amu is the story of Kaju, a twenty-one-year-old Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family and discover the place where she was born. The film takes a dark turn as Kaju stumbles against secrets and lies from her past. A horrifying genocide that took place twenty years ago turns out to hold the key to her mysterious origins.
The 2004–2006 India Window
152 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Amu sits at position #35.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Amu premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #565 of 1,983 India films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #399 of 1,132 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | India, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Bengali, English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Jonai Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | January 7, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0414713 |