Summaries

The quest of a transgender girl to become a teacher in India.

Aashish in an aspiring teacher and has struggled with his gender identity since childhood. Aashish makes the difficult decision to leave home and join a traditional transgender community (known as Hijras or Kinnar). The Hijra Guru allows Aashish to transition into Aasha. The life of a traditional Hindu Hijra in modern India is stifling. Will Aasha be able to pursue her dream career of teaching - something that only a handful of Hijras could do out of around five million of them in India.—Mayur Katariya

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Keywords
  • india
  • girl
  • transgender
  • transgender woman
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Nov 13, 2014
Countries of origin Australia India
Language Hindi
Filming locations Surat, Gujarat, India

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Runtime 2h 3m
Color Color
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