The Mystic Masseur (2001)

Circa 1940 in Trinidad still a British Colony lives Ganesh Ramseyor of East Indian origin along with his wife Leela He longs to reach out to people especially to Hindus in order to promote the Hindu Faith and be known as a writer He does get considerable success so much so that he becomes famous as a miracle worker having cured a man of sharing intimacy with his bicycle prevented a man from believing that he can fly and convincing a young woman to end her fast His fame spreads all over the island and thousands throng to seek his blessings which he does dole out quite benevolently without charging any fees from the poor and the needy He then decides to spread his wings by challenging the local politician Pandit Narayan Chandrashekhar alias Cyrus T and takes over The Hindu Organization thence opening his way to a seat in the prestigious Member of the Legislative Assembly