‘This film is for them’: Kashmiri director’s ‘The Illegal’ showcases immigrants’ struggles in United States

Hassan Ahmad, an aspiring young filmmaker from New Delhi, had no idea of the difficulties he would face when he decided to leave behind his middle-class life in the Indian capital to chase his “American dream” in the United States.

The protagonist of …

Hassan Ahmad, an aspiring young filmmaker from New Delhi, had no idea of the difficulties he would face when he decided to leave behind his middle-class life in the Indian capital to chase his “American dream” in the United States. The protagonist of The Illegal, from 34-year-old Kashmiri director Danish Renzu, is forced to drop out of film school after encountering problems with his student loan and starts working full-time in an Indian restaurant as an undocumented migrant to support his…

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