India's 1st Best Trans Model Agency
ILA MEHROTRA
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ILA MEHROTRA
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Nishant Shukla
Synopsis
This emotionally charged journey, filmed over seven years, follows the extraordinary story of Rudrani Chettri and her friends from baby blessings, red light districts and dazzling Hindu festivals to the glamorous world of photoshoots, designers, hair and make-up, lights and electrifying action. We discover the transgender trans - Hijra community of Delhi as they set about creating India’s first ever trans modelling agency and an extravagant, paradigm-shifting, catwalk event.
Far from a bleak story of suffering and discrimination, this film explores the world of India’s ‘third gender’ (Hijra) in a positive way, full of laughter, drama, excitement, and pathos. We discover a complex world where traditional Hindu values clash with modern human rights. We immerse ourselves in unfamiliar places but find identifiable stories of love and loss, hope and poverty, beauty, glamour, and catwalk glory.
Official selection BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2024 - UK premiere
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 80 min
- Format
- 1080 - 1920
- Director
- Ila Mehrotra 1st Feature
- Producer
- Edward Dallal
- Co-Producer
- Øyvind Gregersen, Aparna Sanyal
- Executive Producer
- Andrè Singer, Sonja Henrici, Edward Dallal, Kimberley Warner
- Editor
- Cassandra Roberts, Vera Simmonds
- Screenwriter
- Ila Mehrotra
- Director of Photography
- Ila Mehrotra
- Music
- Kate Havenik, Harpreet Bansal
- Principal Cast
- Rudrani Chettri, Chandini, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 9th September 2024
