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Dhanak
Why this pick
Like Secret Superstar, it follows a determined young girl pushing past hardship toward an improbable dream, with warm emotion, family tenderness, and an uplifting Indian coming-of-age spirit.
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MOVIE2017 2h 30m IND
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Secret Superstar
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Why this pick
A gentle, child-centred Indian drama with the same sensitivity to economic hardship and youthful resilience, told with warmth rather than melodrama.
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The Song of Sparrows
Why this pick
Its humane, unvarnished portrait of a family facing financial strain shares Secret Superstar’s emotional sincerity and faith in small acts of perseverance.
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I Am Kalam
Why this pick
A young person’s hunger to learn and redefine what is possible gives this the same hopeful, socially aware energy as Secret Superstar, without losing its intimate emotional focus.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Raj Arjun
Farookh Malik
Monali Thakur
Cameo
Zaira Wasim
Insia Malik
Aamir Khan
Shakti Kumar