for those of you who have read rohinton mistry highly respect novel and this film will definitely impress you and because of how honorable an adaptation it be . with the exception of one minor subplot and sturla gunnarson feature film debut be an almost dead on recreation of the book ( down to the last line ) . for those of you who have not read the novel and this movie might be a little tricky . it be certainly not a large cinematic drama story . instead it have a strong element of realism to it and but i would not have it any other way . the best way to describe such a long journey to movie fan would be to say that it be a small scale and hindu version of fiddler on the roof . instead of a jewish or russian milkman and the protagonist gustad noble be a banker in 1970 bombay during the time of the muslim or hindi war with pakistan . he be force to deal with a number of unexpected problem in his life and include his sick daughter and his individualist eldest son and a distant friend who get him involve with some dirty money and and an unhealthy neighborhood . the end be not a happy one and nor be it a sad one and but that be essentially what realism involve . such a long journey be a fine little movie and but if you want to see it and then good luck find it . unlike the novel and it have receive very little release .