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    Leena YADAV 2015 India Fiction color 116min Hindi, English DCP
    In Indian village Ujhaas, three ordinary women began to break free from century-old traditions that have kept them in servitude. RANI, married at 13 and widowed at 16, has as her life's sole purpose, raising her son, GULAB. LAJJO's tragic life is tragic because she is infertile and is abused by her husband. BIJLI, a dancer and a prostitute, is hated by the village women. Watching these three women is Gulab’s new child-bride, Rani's daughter-in-law, JANAKI. Before her marriage, Janaki had loved school, books and her friends. One fateful fall night, in the lead-up to the Dussehra festival, the lives of these three women intertwine in the sandy by-lanes of Ujhaas. What happens next changes the trajectory of their lives.

    Director

    Leena YADAV

    LEENA YADAV is a writer, director, and producer, born in 1971. Leena was raised as an Army kid. Her father, who retired as a Major General from the Indian army, was posted in a new town every two years. The constant moving and adapting had a huge impact on Leena and shaped who she is. Her foray into film began as Editor for commercials in the early 1990s.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Leena YADAV

    Director & Writer & Producer: Leena YADAV 
    Producer: Ajay DEVGN & Aseem

    BAJAJ & Gulab SINGH & Rohan JAGDALE
    Director of Photography: Russell CARPENTER
    Editor: Kevin TENT

    Seville International
    sevilleinternational@filmsseville.com

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