Ans. To me, Lamu being a quaint island with its narrow and untouched streets represented the human mind in fear which resists change and keeps us small and narrow and avoids expansion and growth.

The town sits at the edge of the ever-expansive Indian Ocean, that to me is symbolic of the freedom and expansion of the human spirit.

The feature film explores how to actualize our potential by looking into our spirits within rather than focusing on our outward fears.

Ans. The story is a personal one that I experienced myself.
No I was not raised as a Muslim. To me, the Bui Bui is again symbolic of the cage of conformity that we find ourselves in.

I grew up in a British boarding school where i was sent at the age of 5 yrs in India. On coming home for the holidays, I could see things from an outsiders perspective and noticed how important the role of the society was, in keeping people to conform to one narrow way of life. If anything new was tried you were the 'Odd one'. So most girls stayed in their tight slots allotted to them.

Ans. My inspiration comes from two women, a senior Bollywood actress called Shabana Azmi who has always acted in meaningful films that propel women to honour themselves and be self worthy. She’s a parliamentarian in Delhi making policies on women empowerment.

Another is the Goddess Shakti, who is, according to Indian mythology the epitome of courage, and is a warrior Goddess who took form on earth to fight the demons within us. In India she is a symbol of strength for women.