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Veteran Indian actress Sharmila Tagore has starred with her daughter Soha Ali Khan for the first time in 'Life Goes On', a film on British Indians that was screened at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival. 'This is the first time Sharmila Tagore and Soha are sharing screen space. I have known Sharmila Tagore for a long time and from the very beginning I have imagined her in the character she is playing,' said Sangeeta Datta, who has made her directorial debut with the film. The story of 'Life Goes On' revolves around the cultural conflict between a father and his youngest daughter, with different sub-plots shown in flashback. 'The story is the contemporary adaptation of 'King Lear', though the ending is more hopeful. It shows that love can conquer,' explained Datta. Sharmila Tagore, Girish Karnad, Om Puri, Soha Ali Khan, Rez Kempton, Neerja Naik, Mukulika Banerjee, Christopher Hatherall, Stef Patten and Aria Gitanjali Banerjee Watts played the lead roles in the film.
