Indian enthusiasm for Oscars is not just limited to Slumdog Millionaire. Smile Pinki, a real world fairly tale, which celebrates the work of the plastic surgeon Dr Subodh Kumar Singh in providing free surgery to fix the cleft lip of poor young children, won the Oscar in the best documentary (short) category on Sunday night.
Smile Pinki is a 39-minute documentary that depicts the story of Pinki Sonkar, an eight-year-old girl from Mirzapur whose face cleft lip made her a social outcast.
Made in Bhojpuri and Hindi, the film has been directed by distinguished filmmaker Meg Mlyan, best known for her feature length documentary Lost Boys of Sudan which was shown in some 70 cities in North America.
Mylan thanked Pinki in her acceptance speech at the award ceremony in Hollywood.
“Thank you Pinki. Thank you for letting me tell your incredible story,” she said.
The film was shot entirely in Varanasi and villages of Uttar Pradesh.
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Monday 23 February 2009
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