Pinky Beauty Parlour is an engaging and poignant look at the obsession with fairer skin and color bias in Indian society. The film centers on the relationship between two sisters, Bulbul and Pinky and their beauty parlor in one of the by-lanes of Varanasi, the holiest of cities in India. Since they were children, Bulbul has been criticized for her dark skin while her younger sister Pinky has always received praise and preferential treatment for her fairer complexion. Their physical differences draw out repressed emotional feelings that result in a tragedy. The story starts one morning as a dead body is found hanging in the beauty parlor. Police Inspector Jata Shankar and the somewhat slow Constable Sami Akhtar, starts the investigation in their own quirky ways.. As the cops’ investigation progresses, we enter a unique colorful world of the beauty parlor and we peek into Pinky and Bulbul’s life and come across a retinue of interesting, unique characters, anyone of whom could have been responsible for this shocking death.. We are drawn into a complex, engaging and entertaining story of inter-mingled loyalties and insecurities. At the same time ‘Pinky Beauty Parlour’ has a timely message for the audience to take home and chew on.

A story of two responsible minds and their quest for an alternative source of energy in a country plunged into darkness and turmoil.

This will be a filmmaker's journey with Uma, a certified scuba diver, exploring the underwater world & the threat to coral reefs of Gulf of Mannar, India. Born in a traditional family in Tamil Nadu 53 years old Uma, a homemaker, has been trying to bring attention to this alarming environmental issue through her paintings. It is, in fact, these corals that inspired Uma to learn how to swim, dive & paint in her 50s.

For Kayden, Jag, and Amar, awakening to and expressing their sexuality within conservative South Asian families was a lonely and terrifying experience. Denial, shame and despair haunted their youths, even threatening their lives. Yet, they’ve emerged. In the feature documentary Emergence: Out of the Shadows, the disparate journeys of Kayden, Jag and Amar converge around a shared sense of compassion and healing as they bravely convey their often heart-wrenching stories. Confronted with tradition and taboo in their Punjabi Sikh cultures, Jag’s parents and Amar’s mother choose love and support for their children, offering courage and inspiration to individuals and communities struggling with acceptance.

Love is not enough.

Pinky Beauty Parlour is an engaging and poignant look at the obsession with fairer skin and color bias in Indian society. The film centers on the relationship between two sisters, Bulbul and Pinky and their beauty parlor in one of the by-lanes of Varanasi, the holiest of cities in India. Since they were children, Bulbul has been criticized for her dark skin while her younger sister Pinky has always received praise and preferential treatment for her fairer complexion. Their physical differences draw out repressed emotional feelings that result in a tragedy. The story starts one morning as a dead body is found hanging in the beauty parlor. Police Inspector Jata Shankar and the somewhat slow Constable Sami Akhtar, starts the investigation in their own quirky ways.. As the cops’ investigation progresses, we enter a unique colorful world of the beauty parlor and we peek into Pinky and Bulbul’s life and come across a retinue of interesting, unique characters, anyone of whom could have been responsible for this shocking death.. We are drawn into a complex, engaging and entertaining story of inter-mingled loyalties and insecurities. At the same time ‘Pinky Beauty Parlour’ has a timely message for the audience to take home and chew on.