Film that dealt with a serious social issue marked the conclusion of three day film festival based on Kundan Shah's movies. The movie Kya Kehna was screened here on Thursday at State Tribal Museum.
Kya Kehna is a 2000 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Kundan Shah. The film stars Preity Zinta as a single teenage mother, with Chandrachur Singh, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal and Saif Ali Khan playing supporting roles.
Kya Kehna dealt with the taboo issue of pre-marital pregnancy and the views of society.
The story is about Priya Bakshi. Priya has her parents, brothers and best friend, Ajay who all love and support her. She enters her first year in college and catches the eye of Rahul who quickly becomes attracted to her.
She succumbs to his charm but her brothers and parents are not sure about Rahul. His womanizing nature worries them and they tell her to stay away from him. However, Priya is unable to leave Rahul. She convinces her parents to meet him but when they talk about marriage he backs off and he leaves Priya.