Queen of the Remote Control

A teenage girl chafes at the seriously uncool old-world restraints her India-born parents impose on her, in a story that’s kind of like Bend It Like Beckham without the soccer ball. This girl, Sujata Bhatt, is hooked instead on television. She uses it to blot out her parents, their juicy family secrets (surely those are more interesting than todayÕs prime-time lineup), and the cultural confusion that arises when people exchange grinding poverty for an affluent U.S. life (or is that lifestyle?). We’ll bet Sujata’s physician parents only wish their sedentary daughter played soccer. 1501 S. Fourth St., Minneapolis; 612-338-6131; www.mixedblood.com