Gulabi Gang

Synopsis

In Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as Sampat Pal and the fiery women of her Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption.

Director Biography

Born in New Delhi, India, Nishtha Jain graduated from Jamia Mass Communication Centre, Delhi and did her specialization in film direction from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1998. Since then she’s been working as an independent filmmaker and lives in Mumbai. Through her films, she has explored the theme of self-representation in photography, tackled the issues of dignity of labour and documented women’s struggles for social change.