Kajarya (2015)

Directed by

Madhureeta Anand

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

16

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in a Haryana village murders infant girls for a living. A journalist from New Delhi investigates her.

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What happens

Kajarya is a 2015 Indian Bollywood docudrama film directed by Madhureeta Anand. Kajarya explores the issue of female infanticide, and was released commercially in India on 4 December 2015 to rave reviews and good audience reception. The film is co-produced by Bengali director Qaushiq Mukherjee popularly known as Q, Starfire movies and Madhureeta Anand's company Ekaa Films. The film is shot in Haryana. It is a feature film that deals with the pertinent topic of sex selection in India. It is a thriller about two women – The first is Kajarya played by Meena Hooda, a woman who lives in the village and has the job of killing babies and the other is an opportunistic journalist from New Delhi played by Ridhima Sud. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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