Meet the team behind ‘Mast Mahila Mandali’, a joyful feminist film made by working-class women
The unique documentary feature, produced by grass-roots organisation CORO India, had its premiere at the iconic Regal Cinema in Mumbai in the presence of more than thousand people
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The moon shone the brightest on Regal Cinema on Tuesday night (April 28, 2026) as more than a thousand people turned up to watch a one-of-its-kind collaborative documentary-feature, Mast Mahila Mandali (Cool Ladies Club) directed by a group of ten working-class women living in Mumbai’s Chembur. Their vibrant dreams, desires and aspirations find a tender release as they step up to tell their own stories with their own inimitable flair, inventing an intimate gaze backed by love and a reassuring aesthetic built on friendship.
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