ABOUT THE FILM
In the heart of India's city of dreams, Mumbai, single, independent women are facing housing discrimination because of their status of being 'unmarried'. The dream of freedom is shattered in this leading cosmopolitan, as women hailing from small towns and big cities recount their stories of rejection and exclusion. 'Bachelor Girls', as labelled by the society, struggle to find a roof above their head and question the idea of freedom for women in today's modern India.
TRAILER
PRESS REVIEWS
"DENYING THE CHOICE TO BE SINGLE TO A WOMAN IS DENYING EMPOWERMENT"
-The Hindu
"STORIES CAPTURED WILL SOUND FAMILIAR TO EVERY WOMAN"
- The Huffington Post
"COMPELLING"
-Scroll.in
"SOCIETY IS SCARED OF INDEPENDENT WOMEN"
-The Indian Express
"RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT FREEDOM OF WOMEN IN URBAN INDIA."
- The Asian Age
"WILL RESONATE WITH WOMEN LIVING ALONE"
-Firstpost.com
"NO MUSLIM, NO SINGLE WOMEN: HOUSING BIAS TURNING INDIAN CITIES INTO GHETTOS”
- Thomson Reuters News, UK
“THE FILM MUST BE WATCHED ALL OVER”
- Sidharth Bhatia, The Wire
"EXTREMELY POWERFUL AND HARD HITTING”
- Platform Magazine
“NO CITY FOR SINGLE WOMEN”
- Deccan Chronicle
“NO ROOM FOR SINGLE WOMEN”
- Shethepeople.TV
“A COMMON STORY ETCHED IN THE PERENNIAL PROBLEM OF HOW SOCIETY VIEWS WOMEN”
- Feminism in India
“A LOVELY LITTLE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A BIG PROBLEM”
- Kalki Koechlin, Actress
“POWERFUL & BRILLIANT”
-Hrishi K, 94.3 FM Radio One
"HIGHLIGHTS THE CHALLENGES OF UNMARRIED WOMEN”
-The Hindustan Times
"STARTS THE DIALOGUE ON PARIAH STATUS OF SINGLE FEMALE TENANTS”
- Mint Lounge
“GIRLS (UN)INTERRUPTED”
- DNA
“TELLS STORIES OF DISCRIMINATION WOMEN FACE”
- Sakaal Times
“TALES OF DIFFICULTIES SINGLE WOMEN FACE”
- Mid-Day
“A TELLING DOCUMENTARY ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SINGLE WOMAN IN SEARCH OF A HOUSE”
- News Minute
“RENTING FLATS IS TOUGH FOR MUMBAI’S "BACHELOR GIRLS”
- DPA International, Germany
“IMPACTFUL”
-Darpan Magazine
“NIGHTMARE IN THE CITY OF DREAMS”
-Pune365.com
“IT'S A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM, WHICH RESONATES WITH WOMEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY”
- Vagabomb
“THERE’S NO PLACE TO CALL HOME”
- Thenews.com.Pk
“NO ROOM OF HER OWN”
- Geo.tv, Pakistan
“SHIKHA MAKAN’S DOCUMENTARY BACHELOR GIRLS SHATTERS THE IMAGE OF MUMBAI AS A LIBERAL CITY”
- The Daily Pao
“RAISING A TOAST TO BACHELOR GIRLS”
- Rosalyn D’mello, Author
“MAKING BACHELOR GIRLS WAS MY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY”
- BollywoodDirect
“A FILM MAKER WITH AN UPLIFTING CAUSE”
- Vox Space
INTERVIEW WITH THE FILM MAKER
SAVERA TALKIES PRESENTS BACHELOR GIRLS | DIRECTOR SHIKHA MAKAN | PRODUCER PARAMVIR SINGH | CAMERA | POOJA SHARMA, AJAY SINGH, PARAMVIR SINGH | EDITING SHIKHA MAKAN | MUSIC AND SOUND MANGESH DHAKDE | POST PRODUCTION ARVIND BOODI | DURATION 60 MINUTES | COUNTRY | INDIA