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1. Describe the sacred ceremony Lakshmi invites the filmmaker to attend?
2. How much does the filmmaker pay Lakshmi? How many jobs does Lakshmi have?
4. What is Lakshmi diagnosed with? What is her attitude toward her sickness?
5. In what ways does Lakshmi come across as a strong individual?
6. What did you like about this film? Do you think the filmmaker was able to expose the realities of her maid’s life or do you think there is still a lot of the story that is unseen?

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