5 Films To Watch On This International Day Of The Girl Child

Globally, October 11 is recognised as the International Day of the Girl Child to celebrate and encourage girls. The day emphasises the value of equal opportunity and raises awareness about how important it is for female children to have access to healthcare, good nutrition, and an education.

In honour of International Day of the Girl Child, we've put together a list of films with strong themes and issues faced by girl children.

Films For International Day Of The Girl Child

Nil Battey Sannata

The movie, which was directed by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, is about Chanda Sahay, a housekeeper, and her daughter Apeksha, who is portrayed by Swara Bhaskar (essayed by Ria Shukla). Apeksha, a grade ten student, dislikes school and believes that, given their financial situation, she will eventually have to take up her mother's line of work. Her mother devises a plan to entice her daughter to attend school by enrolling at the same school.

Makdee

The comedy-horror movie Makdee was produced in 2002 by Vishal Bhardwaj. Shabana Azmi, Makrand Deshpande, Shweta Basu Prasad, Vijay Raaz, and Alaap Mazgaonkar are among the actors who appear in it. The movie is about a little girl who encounters a supposed witch in an ancient home that the people think is haunted while growing up in north India. It also explains why people in contemporary India still believe in witches and witchcraft.

Secret Superstar

The subject of Advait Chandan's Secret Superstar is a 15-year-old Muslim girl with singing aspirations. By posting her videos on YouTube while hiding her identity by wearing a niqab, the heroine Insia Malik (played by Zaira Wasim) fulfils her desire. The topics of domestic violence and gender inequality are highlighted in Secret Superstar. It is the tale of a teen who defied her controlling father to pursue her goal.

Tribhanga

The narrative of three women from various generations who are from the same family is told in Tribhanga. Although the story originally seems to be about a mother and daughter's love-hate relationship, it actually has several subplots that deal with domestic abuse and female child sexual assault.

Parched

The Leena Yadav film tells the narrative of four women: a young widow, a child bride, a lady trapped in an abusive marriage, and an exotic dancer. These four women live in a Rajasthani village that is plagued by archaic customs. In the film Parched, which had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, the rural girls join together and flee the village in an effort to fight patriarchy and outdated customs.

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