India’s 1st Best Trans Model Agency: The Whole Story

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Coming to UK cinemas from the 13th November 2024. Explore the world of India’s Hijra community in this hopeful documentary full of laughter, drama, excitement, and pathos.

Filmed over the course of seven years, Welsh director Ila Mehrotra charts the extraordinary journey of Rudrani Chetri and her friends, who are part of Delhi’s transgender Hijra population. Whilst traditional Hindu society recognises the ancient Hijra identity as a legal ‘third sex’ – a community of holy hermaphrodites – this does not mean acceptance… the film offers a glimpse into unfamiliar places where relatable stories of love and loss, hope and poverty, beauty, glamour, and catwalk glory can be found.

To celebrate the UK release, we have created a Support Pack featuring exclusive video interviews with the director, editorial in partnership with Buzz Magazine, programming recommendations and assets, all of which exhibitors can share with audiences to promote the film’s Welsh connections.

 

Rudrani Chettri and her friends are setting up a model agency for India’s trans community. But in a world of prejudice, violence and marginalisation, can they win a place on the catwalk? 

Genre: Documentary, 

WELSH CONNECTION

Director: Ila Mehrotra
Cyllid: Ffilm Cymu Wales
Production Company: Spring Films

View/Download the Support Pack

Note that this is a live document and additional resources/links may be added.

We invited the film’s director Ila Mehrotra to talk to us about the film:

Both are available for use in venue and you can share with your audiences. For downloadable versions, contact films@filmhubwales.org

We asked Pakistani writer, performer and community organiser Aiman Rahim, who is based in Cardiff, to write an article about the film’s themes. This article will be first published by Buzz Magazine (online and in print) on 7th November.

To book India’s 1st Best Trans Model Agency, contact Cosmic Cat.

If you’re a Cinema For All member, the film is freely available to anyone who books the film in November 2024 (this does not mean that the screening needs to take place in November). Contact Cosmic Cat am ragor o wybodaeth.

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