Guiana 1838 is a powerful period drama which tells the story of how the British Empire abolished slavery only to create a different form of slavery with Hindu indentured servants.
Rohit Jagessar came to American Montage with this certifiable indie film hit. Rohit's Guiana 1838, smashed the per-screen average for a weekend box office debut.
It took in $70,910 over the opening weekend at the Crossbay Threater I in Queens, making it the highest weekend gross for an independent film at a single cinema in the history of
the U.S.
After all the success Rohit Jagessar told IndieWire, the online film publication, "I'm overwhelmed, [the audience] laughed at all the [right] places, and cried at the [right] places they were supposed to, it's a great surprise."