Abbajan (1994)

Evocative and thought-provoking, this socially relevant drama delves into concepts of religious diversity and tolerance, through one family's vivid example. When a family moves into a new locality, the mother is perturbed that there are so many Muslims in the area. She is unhappy that her son has to go to school with children from various religious backgrounds. She prefers not to buy milk from a Muslim.

Their daughter Moe makes a very good friend in her school and begins to have a close connection with her friend's elder brother. Moe and her younger brother, Raju develop a deep bond with a Muslim man who lost his entire family in communal rioting.

How will their mother react to the special relationship between her children and the Muslim man? Will circumstances break down the barriers of bias and discrimination that their mother holds onto with so much fervour? Can she ever come to accept and respect people as they are, irrespective of their religious beliefs? How will Moe's future unfold?