Ami Aadu
Ami Aadu, formerly titled Aadur Prem, is a 2011 Bengali film produced by New Theatres and directed by Somnath Gupta. In this film the protagonist, Aadu, a poor Bengali village girl from Murshidabad, writes a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush informing him about the hardships in her life caused by the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Plot
It is the early 2000s; George W. Bush is the President of the United States and Saddam Hussein is the President of Iraq. Meanwhile, Aadu, a young poor Hindu girl living in a village in Murshidabad, India, falls in love with Suleman, a Muslim garment supplier who lives in the nearby village of Amodiya. Suleman dreams of learning English and becoming a fluent speaker, so he can go overseas and find a job. Though Aadu and Suelman follow different religions, their families allow them to marry, and the marriage goes off smoothly.
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| director | Somnath Gupta |
|---|---|
| editor | Arghyakamal Mitra |
| genre | romance |
| keywords | ba\'athist iraq bomb different religion english english language find a job george w. bush horrify impoverish iraq iraq war learning english political turmoil president of iraq president of the united states saddam hussein trouble |
| producer | New Theatres |
| productionCompany | New Theatres |