Project Detail

India's 1st Best Trans Model Agency

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 project
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
Composer
Kate Havenik, Harpreet Bansal
Principal cast
Rudrani Chettri, Chandini, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, India, Norway co-production Supported by Ffilm Cymru Wales

Mattima Films (NO), Mixed Media Films (IN), Penbryn Films (UK), Spring Films (UK)

Spring Films

7 Cavendish Square
London
W1G 0PE

Penbryn Films

Ysgubor Glascoed
Rhydlewis
Llandysul
Ceredigion
Wales
SA44 5SP

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