''I Can't Think Straight'' is a 2008 novel by
Shamim Sarif
Shamim Sarif (born 24 September 1969) is a British novelist and filmmaker of South Asian and South African heritage. Her work often focuses on various aspects of identity including gender, race, and sexuality. It often draws upon her own person ...
.
The novel has been successfully turned into an award-winning movie bearing the same title. The movie was produced by
Hanan Kattan
Hanan Kattan (born 22 May 1962) is a Jordanian-born, British-based film producer of Palestinian origin. She is also co-owner of multi-media entertainment company Enlightenment Productions.
Kattan created Enlightenment Productions in partnership ...
, Shamim's longtime partner and successful entrepreneur. The movie had as main characters
Lisa Ray
Lisa Rani Ray (born 4 April 1972) is a Canadian actress and model who has also worked internationally. Ray began her modelling career in India in the early 1990s, appearing for leading Indian brands like Bombay Dyeing and Lakmé. She made her a ...
and
Sheetal Sheth
Sheetal Sheth (born June 24, 1976 ) is an American actress, author, producer, and activist.
She starred opposite Albert Brooks in his film ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World''. She debuted to rave reviews in the films ''ABCD'' and '' Ame ...
, who were protagonists also in one of Shamim's other artistic projects,
The World Unseen
''The World Unseen'' is a 2007 historical drama film, written and directed by Shamim Sarif, adapted from her own novel. The film is set in 1950s Cape Town, South Africa during the beginning of apartheid. The film stars Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sh ...
.
Plot summary
Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents.
External links
'I can't think straight anymore' book official website'I can't think straight anymore' official UK movie trailer'I can't think straight anymore' official US movie trailer
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