From the archive record
Indian widow girl - Rukmini teaching children in school. This is an excerpt from a feature film project directed and written by Mr. Sharat Kumar, for Ahiranya Films of which he is the director. Please direct any trade inquiries for commercial distribution of this new film venture, to us. All territories and rights are currently available, for Rukmini. Rukmini : This is a 40 minute short film shot in 16 mm. It has been entered in the Punta del Este Documentary & Fiction Festival. A brief phrase about the film, as sent to this Festival, reads: "This is the story of a young Indian girl in the 1920's. She is married off to a sick man and becomes a widow within a year. Braving harsh rules and strictures from a rigid society, she struggles courageously to rebuild her life and is determined to ma