No country has changed so much in the last 25 years as India. In 1991, its government unleashed a series of reforms that opened up the economy to the world and forever changed the landscape of the country. While there have been dozens of books chronicling India's change, no film has so far sought to tell the story of 1991. Set in the "India Shining" of 2004, Mantra tells the story of King Chips, an iconic Indian snacks brand from the 80s, and how it was eventually bought out by Kipper Chips, a multinational. Mantra is the tale of India today. It is the tale of a society in flux, of a nation of people desperately trying to find its footing, stuck between a globalized world and a history of traditionalism.
