I'll admit i was disappointed with Monsoon Wedding, having expected more from a Venice winner. I thought the comic elements in the first half too broad, with some apparent caricatures rather than characters, but the more serious second half was relatively convincing. I did prefer Salaam Bombay, the likeable, colourful and involving film that made her name in the West, though i think she'd done documentaries before that.

A: where did you get to see Sant Tukaram and the 2 by Ghatak? I'd be very interested if they were on dvd.