[1] The movie with the same title made its debut in 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The film featured Sheetal Sheth and Lisa Ray as the protagonists.

The actresses have collaborated with the award-winning author for another motion picture, an adaptation of Shamim's novel I Can't Think Straight.

In 1950’s South Africa, free-spirited Amina has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian community, and the new apartheid-led government, by running a cafe with Jacob her “coloured” business partner.

When Amina helps Miriam’s sister-in-law to hide from the police, a chain of events is set in motion that changes both women forever.