Kukunoor plays the part of a ruthless pimp in the film, which depicts the victimization of a 14-year-old girl (Monali Thakur) who is sold into the sex trade.
Each year, the PSIFF screens India's foreign language Oscar submission, and this year is no exception: Gyan Correa's `The Good Road` has a slot in the fest. Other Indian films of note expected to screen are Vikramaditya Motwane's `Lootera`; Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta's coming-of-age urban tale `Siddharth`; and Pan Nalin's `Faith Connections,` a documentary set during the Kumbh Mela that winds together several stories, such as one about a runaway boy and another about a sadhu who discovers an abandoned baby and decides to raise it.
The 2014 Palm Springs International Film Festival will feature in-person appearances by Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey as well as by filmmakers such as Steve McQueen (`12 Years a Slave`), John Lee Hancock (`Saving Mr. Banks`) and other industry leaders.
