On September 13, 200 women from Nomadic Tribes belonging to 16 villages of Maharashtra came to a cinema hall in Ulhasnagar to watch the Tamil film ‘Thangalaan’ directed by Pa Ranjith. For most of these women, it was their first time experiencing a movie on the big screen. These are the women whom you see every day around you- the garbage collector, the one who comes to your house every day to cook and clean, and other labour-driven jobs on the street. It was a moment to reclaim public spaces for these women who have otherwise been the victims of systemic injustice for decades. 

#Bollywood which always portrays #Adivasi and #Nomads as villains, dark, ugly, cruel .. they must understand from @beemji .. how important work can be done by films for the respect, dignity and for walking on the footsteps of true representation of history .. @AnubhutiTrust pic.twitter.com/YDslBthVMf