Celebrations take place at Sneha's Hapur home after the Oscar win.
KATHIKEDA (HAPUR): Tucked away in a corner of Hapur district, some 120km from Delhi, Kathikeda was an obscure village — till Monday. As news spread about the film ‘Period. End of Sentence’ winning an Oscar for best short documentary, people from adjacent villages began arriving to celebrate.
The movie has been filmed on the sanitary pad-making unit here. Ironically, when the unit was set up in 2017, it had led to negative comments from villagers. Some made fun of the people employed here while others said the work was “dirty”.
“I dropped out of school after Class IX due to lack of funds. I always wanted to complete my education and become a singer. However, I could not contribute to the family’s income. Then the unit was started. At first, I told my family that I used to make diapers for kids; I told them the truth much later. They eventually allowed me to continue working, although they protested at first. I get Rs 2,500 a month now and I am saving the money to complete my education and fulfil my dream of becoming a singer,” said 18-year-old Ruksana.
She is among the several whose dreams have got wings thanks to ‘Fly’ sanitary napkins made here. Currently a workplace for seven women, the unit operates from the house of Suman, who was in Los Angeles for the Oscar ceremony on Monday, along with the movie’s leading actor, Sneha.
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Lady Gaga, Rami Malek, 'Green Book': Who Won What At Oscars 2019
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The 91st Oscars kicked-off on Sunday in Los Angeles. The biggest award night of the entertainment world went live without a host for the first time but that did not affect the thrill in fans when the names of winners were announced.
From Lady Gaga's first-ever Oscar victory to Hannah Beachler and Ruth E. Carter's historical win for black women, this year's trophies had some new names carved on them. India, too, made headlines with 'Period. End Of Sentence.'.
If you couldn't catch the big entertainment gala live, we've compiled a list of all the winners of this year's Academy Awards.
The 91st Oscars kicked-off on Sunday in Los Angeles. The biggest award night of the entertainment world went live without a host for the first time but that did not affect the thrill in fans when the..
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This year's best picture award was bagged by Peter Farrelly's directorial 'Green Book'.
Set in 1962, it's based on a true story of a tour of the Deep South by African-American classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley played by Mahershala Ali. His Italian-American bouncer and driver was played by Viggo Mortensen.
Earlier, the movie won the People's Choice Awards at the Toronto International Film Festival in September last year.
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This year's best picture award was bagged by Peter Farrelly's directorial 'Green Book'. Set in 1962, it's based on a true story of a tour of the Deep South by African-American classical and jazz pian..
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Alfonso Cuaron's directorial 'Roma' was declared the best foreign film at Oscars this year. The Mexican drama, this year's best director award winner tells, is a brilliant tale of love and sacrifice through a lens which Hollywood usually ignores.
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Alfonso Cuaron's directorial 'Roma' was declared the best foreign film at Oscars this year. The Mexican drama, this year's best director award winner tells, is a brilliant tale of love and sacrifice ..
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An animated extension of the Spider-man franchise, 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' won a top honour at the Oscars. The movie was declared the best animated film feature this year.
Produced by The Lego Movie’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the movie featured a new teenage spider-man.
An animated extension of the Spider-man franchise, 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' won a top honour at the Oscars. The movie was declared the best animated film feature this year.Produced by The ..
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Ryan Coogler's 'Black Panther' was nominated in seven categories this year and bagged three Oscars, one of them for best original score. It is the first superhero movie to win this award.
Ryan Coogler's 'Black Panther' was nominated in seven categories this year and bagged three Oscars, one of them for best original score. It is the first superhero movie to win this award.
'Period. End of Sentence.' bagged the best documentary short subject award at Oscars this year. Set in the Hapur district outside of Delhi, this documentary focuses on the deeply-rooted stigma against menstruation. It was co-produced by Guneet Monga and directed by Rayka Zehtabchi.
'Period. End of Sentence.' bagged the best documentary short subject award at Oscars this year. Set in the Hapur district outside of Delhi, this documentary focuses on the deeply-rooted stigma agains..
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The Best Production Design award this year was bagged by Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther'. This was the second award for this movie at Oscars.
The Best Production Design award this year was bagged by Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther'. This was the second award for this movie at Oscars.
The best makeup and hairstylling Oscar this year was bagged by 'Vice'.
The best makeup and hairstylling Oscar this year was bagged by 'Vice'.
'Bohemian Rhapsody' bagged awards in the sound category. The movie took home top honour for best sound editing this year.
The movie also won the best sound mixing award at this year's Oscars.
'Bohemian Rhapsody' bagged awards in the sound category. The movie took home top honour for best sound editing this year.The movie also won the best sound mixing award at this year's Oscars.
Visual effects are an element that takes a movie to a whole new level. This year, 'First Man' bagged the Oscar for best visual effects.
Visual effects are an element that takes a movie to a whole new level. This year, 'First Man' bagged the Oscar for best visual effects.
