Aanchal and Malini were best friends in school. Aanchal was the class topper and collected newspaper cuttings of her idol Kalpana Chawla. Malini was the most popular girl. Young and innocent, they would dream of making the world a better place. Now Aanchal is a housewife. She has a simple life and does countdown to daily mundane events. But everything changes after a chance meeting between the two childhood friends after many years. Future, present and past will all be redefined for Aanchal by this one meeting. Vivid and captivating in its portrayal of India's culture and traditions, A Life Almost Lived is a poignant tale of an individual's struggles to fit into an unrelenting society seeped in prejudices and unshakable beliefs from the past.
Aanchal and Malini were best friends in school. Aanchal was the class topper and collected newspaper cuttings of her idol Kalpana Chawla. Malini was the most popular girl. Young and innocent, they would dream of making the world a better place. Now Aanchal is a housewife. She has a simple life and does countdown to daily mundane events. But everything changes after a chance meeting between the two childhood friends after many years. Future, present and past will all be redefined for Aanchal by this one meeting. Vivid and captivating in its portrayal of India's culture and traditions, A Life Almost Lived is a poignant tale of an individual's struggles to fit into an unrelenting society seeped in prejudices and unshakable beliefs from the past.