“Behind the lens, the human forms of Indian cinema’s feminine archetypes were far from their puritanical, unscathed projections. They were war-ravaged battle beasts…”

Read Bodhini Studios Founder Pallavi Sharda’s contribution to Goddess: Fierce Women on Film, published as part of the ACMI Goddess exhibition.

This FOUNDING ESSAY was delivered by Pallavi Sharda at the Australia–India Leadership Dialogue — a high-level forum comprising thought leaders and key stakeholders in the bilateral relationship. She was invited to speak on the convergence of arts, technology and culture within the Australia–India relationship. We are publishing it here because we believe it belongs in the public record. It is, in part, the founding argument for why Bodhini Studios exists.