''In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones'' is a

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written by

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and directed by Pradip Krishen. It stars Arjun Raina as the title character, with

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and Arundhati Roy in key roles. The film also features

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and

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, both then struggling actors in the

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theatre circuit, in small but significant roles. The film was the recipient of two National Awards in 1989.36th National Film Festival, 1989
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when the film was screened on Doordarshan. Set in the 1970s, ''In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones'' is a comedy that follows a group

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students in their final year of college. The film was part autobiographical with Roy recounting her own experiences of studying in the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, a leading architecture institute in

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Plot

Anand Grover, better known as Annie, is victimized for making fun of his principal, Y. D. Billimoria (popularly known as Yamdoot or Hell's messenger), years ago. At the

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, New Delhi, Annie is repeating his fifth year for the fourth time. He spends his hours in the hostel which is the best part of his life, by 'giving it those ones' — indulging in daydreams of social uplift. His latest idea is to plant fruit trees on either side of railway tracks, where rural India defecates daily. The faecal matter will provide the necessary compost for the trees, while the trains, with sprinklers attached, will automatically water the plants. Annie keeps two hens in his room and earns a modest sum by selling their eggs, until one day his friend, Mankind, and his Ugandan roommate, Kasozi, make a roasted meal out of them. Soon, however, hirsute Arjun and his girlfriend Radha — a non-conformist student who steals cigarettes from Yamdoot and talks back to the teachers — present Annie with a rabbit. Many adventures later, the day to submit the thesis draws near. Annie, urged by his friends, apologises to Yamdoot. A panel of judges call the students one by one for their final interviews and the tension mounts. Radha goes dressed in a saree but wears a man's hat to detract from her sober attire. To make sure that Annie gets a sympathetic hearing from the hostile panel, Radha and Arjun work out a plan. Just when Annie is called in, Yamdoot receives a phone call from his dominating deep-voiced mother,(who in actuality is Mankind). The trick works and the weary panel gives Annie a good grade. At the party after the graduation ceremony, Annie arrives with heavy books under his arm, his hair shaved off and a butterfly painted on his head. He informs his friends that he has decided to study law and then sue Yamdoot. But subsequently, Annie became an Associate Professor of Design at the National Institute of Architecture, a year after Yamdoot's retirement.

Cast

* Arjun Raina as Anand Grover a.k.a. "Annie" *

as Radha Singh * Rituraj Singh as Arjun Kamat *

as Y. D. Billimoria (Yamdoot) * Isaac Thomas as Mankind * Divya Seth as Lakes * Idries Malik as Papey * Moses Uboh as Kasozi * Jagan Shah as Medoo * Himani Shivpuri as Bijli *

as Senior * Niraj Shah as a Canteen Boy * Shantanu Nagpal as Allaudin * Dhianee Ji as a Canteen Boy *

as a Student * Raghuvir Yadav as Eve Teaser * Sitaram Panchal as Police Officer

Awards

References

External links

* {{National Film Award Best Feature Film English 1989 television films 1989 films Doordarshan television films English-language Indian films Films set in Delhi Films set in the 1970s Indian comedy films School of Planning and Architecture Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award Best English Feature Film National Film Award winners Films directed by Pradip Krishen 1980s English-language films