Is it just a movie or a movement?

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Pahuja's film follows the lives of Prachi, a twenty-year-old trainer at Durga Vahini, and a number of Miss India (2011) contestants. It’s a classic ‘nationalist’ point of view versus the ‘Westernised’. Prachi has no qualms about killing Gandhi or people of other religions who attack Hinduism, and manages to terrorist even her fellow Durga Vahini members. Ultimately, however, Pahuja is able to create empathy for Prachi, who comes across as a victim of a long-standing social campaign to brainwash women for political mileage. Pahuja, who divides her time between Mumbai and Toronto, eschews sensationalism in The World Before Her, making it a balanced, understated and powerful film. It won the award for Best Documentary at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and Pahuja is currently in talks with distributors to release the film later this year in India. How and when did you find out about Durga Vahini? Nisha Pahuja: I found out about the Durga Vahini camps actually through Prachi. I met her in 2008 on my first research trip for this film.

Just after five minutes of being around her, I knew I had found an exceptional documentary subject. She's hugely charismatic - funny, strong-willed and intelligent. I remember there were a number of activists from the Bajrang Dal and Durga Vahini that I was meeting, and the men were definitely trying to dominate and steer the conversation, but she was simply irrepressible. This is the first time cameras were allowed inside Durga Vahini. How long did it take you to convince the VHP/DV management to grant you permission to film them? What were their first reactions and what finally convinced them? NP: It took nearly two years to get access. I realized early on after meeting Prachi that I would only be allowed in if people felt they could trust me. So I decided I needed to divide my time between India and Toronto, primarily to make inroads into the movement and to give people the time to get to know me. It got to the point where I was almost a normal fixture at Hindutva rallies! I made it very clear to the organization and the people I was meeting that I had real issues with their politics and their vision for the country. But I also emphasized that I had no intention of making a film that was sensationalist, demeaned them or judged them in any way. I simply wanted to present them as they see themselves and I wanted to try to understand them. After nearly two years of forging these relationships, they gave me permission. unquote


TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPptdIdZ0U

The world before her. : if YOU WANT TO PAY AND WATCH.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPptdIdZ0U


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http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/brainwashing-in-vhps-durga-vahini-camp-shocked-me-filmmaker-1052559.html
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Yes, I read about it a few days ago. Looking forward to watch it.

It is available on US Netflix. Worth watching. The best part is that unlike Michael Moore documentaries, the documentary maker here is just an observer and does not make any judgements or sensationalise the issue.

I feel sorry for the girl in picture who works as a Durga Vahini activist. Can't believe the brain washing that goes in these camps. At same time, his father confesses of abusing her as a kid, and the girl doesn't seem to think it's a big deal.

Worth watching.