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Pankh Dvd

Jerry, a young boy, is passed off as a girl in order to get more work as a child artist. Eventually, due to the pressure and ridicule, he grows up to be a troubled young man.

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Pankh (transl. Wings) is a 2010 Bollywood film written and directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyaya and starring Bipasha Basu, Lilette Dubey, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ronit Roy, Sanjeeda Sheikh and newcomers Maradona Rebello and Amit Purohit. The film was released on 2 April 2010. The film is reportedly based on the case of child actor Ahsaas Channa, who’s apparently a girl passed off as a boy in movies like Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and Vaastu Shastra.

Plot

The film is the story of the repercussions that have happened to a boy – a child artist who once played girl roles in films as Baby Kusum – once he becomes an adult and wants to be launched as a hero. Baby Kusum is a child star, a cute little girl. In reality, Baby Kusum is a boy, masquerading as a girl. He was named Jerry, and then renamed Master Jai for the movies. He and his mother Mary (Lilette) share a turbulent relationship. The boy’s family is poor and they want to make it big. The pressure of parents and ridicule make it a very sad situation for him. He becomes a drug-abuser who has never been to school and spends all his time at home. Eventually he creates an imaginary character he is in love with named Nandini [Bipasha Basu] who taunts him, fights with him, and questions his every move. Jerry is made to face the camera again as a young man, which leads to the final catastrophe. The film highlights the common practice in the Indian film industry of casting children in role contrary to their natural genders.

Cast

Bipasha Basu — Nandini
Lilette Dubey — Mary
Mahesh Manjrekar — producer
Maradona Rebello — Jerry Dacunha
Amit purohit — Salim
Ronit Roy — director
Sanjeeda Sheikh — Kusum

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