Fictional biography of the life of disabled author Firdaus Kanga, growing up in Bombay's Parsee community. Tells the painful and humorous story of a young Parsee boy growing up in Bombay with brittle bone disease. Surrounded by his eccentric family and friends, he faces life with wry pragmatism, and doesn't let "little" things, like his ribs breaking when he laughs, cloud his ambitions or restrict his lifestyle. A fictionalised account of the early life of the writer, Firdaus Kanga.
Direction: Waris Hussein
Script: Firdaus Kanga
Cast: Firdaus Kanga, Souad Faress, Khodus Wadia
Original Title: Sixth Happiness
Original Language: English
Subtitles: English
Film Production Country: United Kingdom
Production Company:
BBC Films
British Film Institute Production
Arts Council of England
Kennedy Mellor
National Lottery through the Arts Council of England
European Script Fund