1 a Minute

August 2026 February 2026 1 a Minute 1-a-minute-2010_poster.jpg Promotional film poster Namrata Singh Gujral Nayomi Cooper Namrata Singh Gujral Kelly McGillis Olivia Newton-JohnJaclyn SmithNamrata Singh GujralKelly McGillisMelissa EtheridgeBárbara MoriDiahann CarrollWilliam BaldwinDaniel BaldwinMumtazPriya DuttLisa RayDeepak ChopraMorgan Brittany Jay Ferguson Yasu Tanida Namrata Singh GujralMaureen Meulen UniGlobe Entertainment Warner Bros. 2010 10 06 90 minutes United States English 1 a Minute is a 2010 American docudrama film written and directed by Indian American actress Namrata Singh Gujral. It is based on her own life and the lives of other women who suffered from cancer. Synopsis The film is a hybrid between narrative structure and documentary style set to interweave throughout the film's plot. Based on the director's own experiences, the film follows the life of one woman and her struggle with breast cancer. The personal experiences of other celebrities who have dealt with breast cancer are interspersed throughout the film, as told by the celebrities themselves. Participants Narrated by Kelly McGillis, the film includes interviews with Deepak Chopra, oncologist Dennis Slamon, and Ambassador Nancy Brinker, and features the participation of numerous celebrities who have themselves dealt either directly or indirectly with breast cancer. These include Olivia Newton-John, Namrata Singh Gujral, Jaclyn Smith, Melissa Etheridge, Bárbara Mori, Lisa Ray, Diahann Carroll, William Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, Mumtaz, Jasmine Singh Cooper, and Priya Dutt. Background The film focuses on breast cancer, and features female celebrities from around the world who are cancer survivors. Scheduled to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the film released on October 6, 2010, in 532 theaters in the US, where these theaters simulcast a live panel discussion featuring director Gujral, Melissa Etheridge, and Olivia Newton-John among others, immediately preceding the world premiere showing of the film. The film was released in Indian theaters on 29 October 2010 and was reported to be the largest release to that date for a cancer docudrama. Response According to the Indo-Asian News Service, "[t]he documentary is an unprecedented push by global celebrity women, who are also cancer survivors, to help raise funds to find the cures, promote awareness and prevention as well as support survivors of women's cancers", with donations from the film set to support international Non-Profits & NGOs such as: The Carol M Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund and Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation. 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Komen for the Cure 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206051152/http://ww5.komen.org/ContentSimpleLeft.aspx?id=6442452350 2010-12-06 dead https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/barbara-and-lisas-battle-with-cancer-75319-2010-05-27 Barbara and Lisa's battle with cancer Singh Prashant March 28, 2010 India Today 5 September 2010 External links http://www.1aminute.com Category:2010 films Category:2010 English-language films Category:Films about Indian Americans Category:American docudrama films Category:2010s docudrama films Category:American films about cancer Category:Asian-American drama films Category:2010 American films