Traces of Sandalwood
The film was released in Spain on 28 November 2014. Reewa Rathod makes her international debut with this film which has her composing one of the songs in the film, "Tandaana". Plot. The film begins in high drama as 6-year-old Mina (Vaibhavi Hankare) saves her newborn sister, Sita, from being drowned as an unwanted female, thereupon taking full responsibility for her care. But when their mother dies a few years later, their father hands them over to a woman from the city. Sita is left with nuns, despite her sister's frantic resistance, and young  Mina is consigned to a brothel, from which she narrowly escapes. She finds work as a maid for a rich family, gaining an ally in Sanjay, the handsome son of the house. This melodramatic opener is suddenly revealed as a film-within-the-film, an autobiographical opus that Mina (Nandita Das), now a Bollywood superstar, is making with her director husband (the self-same Sanjay, now played by Subodh Maskara). The film marks the latest effort in Mina's unending 30-year search for her missing sister. Mina finally locates Sita in Barcelona and travels with Sanjay to be reunited  with her. But little Sita has grown into a cold, remote scientist named Paula (Aina Clotet), who is totally unaware that she was even adopted, much less that she is of Indian descent. Flatly unreceptive, Paula angrily and summarily rejects Mina and her story. But a tense discussion with her adoptive parents and Mina's extensive documentation lead her to reluctantly entertain some curiosity about her roots and venture into an Indian video store. There, she meets Prakash (Naby Dakhli), who introduces her to her sister's films, and whose openness and quiet persistence, combined with Paula's sudden cinematic  immersion in a vibrant culture, gradually wear down her defensiveness. Music. The score was composed by Zeltia Montes and Simon Smith, each composer dealing with different sections of the drama. The score was nominated for the Catalan Film Academy's Gaudí award in 2015. The film won best picture at the same awards. The film also features several songs: "Far Away" by Anita Zengeza, "Vestida De Nit" by Silvia Pérez Cruz, and "Tandaana", especially composed for the film by the young composer and singer Reewa Rathod. Locations. The film was shot mainly in Barcelona and Mumbai. Traces of Sandalwood The