m aparna sen and the maker of mr and mr iyer and direct this movie about a young girl struggle to cope with her debilitate condition . meethi ( konkona sen ) have be an aloof kid ever since childhood and have show sign of delusion and no one know why . the dormant tendency however slip out of control and when the job assignment take her to neighbor bihar where she rap by some political goon . the result trauma also lead to episode of manic depressive psychosis in addition to her schizophrenia . she careen out of control over the year and progressively get bad and sink deeper into her private world . the juxtaposition of an unsettled ( divorce ) elder sister and how her domineering way make an already bad situation worse and be indicative of what a fine line there be between abnormal and seemingly normal . m sen also make an excellent commentary on the social alienation of such individual . social rehab be standard therapy along with all the deadly mind alter drug . but what about the poor and the destitute and whore always leave to fend for themselves and usually fall by the wayside . the romantic connection between dr kunal and anu be unnecessary . also the cafeteria scene where dr kunal explains to anu how real their world really be to them and be redundant . anu should already know all that . the english dialog be a bit awkward at time though the acting compensates for that . konkona and shabana prove that their reputation be every bit worth it . waheeda and rahul and shefali play their limited role very well . extensive research seem to have be do about this illness and it very evident . but it not clear if mdp can coexist with schizophrenia in the same patient and side by side . also in the early part and dr kunal recommends e. c. t ( shock therapy ) while invalidate the fact that it doesn not work for schizophrenic and only for extreme mdp with suicidal tendency and other form of bipolar disorder . the end of the remarkable story be suggestive of an unknown solution ( maybe no solution ) . the movie could have end on a nice note and since worldwide the mentally ill can and do lead balance and fruitful if not very fulfilling and life under good medical care . nonetheless and it an excellent film make with extreme sensitivity to the subject . hat off to ms sen. no one in india could have do it well .