The film features Sajda Pathan in the lead role, with Ananya Shanbhag portraying her sister. The movie is set against the ...

Mumbai: Sajda Pathan, the 9-year-old star of the Oscar-nominated short film Anuja, has a story as compelling as the film itself. From being a child labourer on the streets of Delhi to earning ...

“I’m a huge fan of intelligent protagonists.” The film features Sajda Pathan, discovered through Mira Nair’s Salaam Baalak Trust, which rehabilitates street children through drama.

Graves also hoped to find an actor to play Anuja from this community of children, and he found 9-year-old Sajda Pathan. “It is quite remarkable because Sajda Pathan—our lead actress—in many ...

The short film, doubling as both a heartwarming tribute to sisterhood and as a social awareness campaign about the effects of unchecked child labor, focuses on Anuja (Sajda Pathan), a young girl ...

Oscars 2025: India-set film ‘Anuja’ loses out to ‘I’m Not a Robot’ for Best Live Action Short Film Anuja, starring Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag, follows a gifted nine-year-old Anuja ...

Graves’ “Anuja,” named for its 9-year-old protagonist (first-time performer Sajda Pathan), illegally employed in a shady Indian garment factory. The plot is slender and shameless ...

Priyanka Chopra is also associated with this film. She is an executive producer. Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag feature in the short film and it is now available on Netflix.

Graves’ “Anuja,” named for its 9-year-old protagonist (first-time performer Sajda Pathan), illegally employed in a shady Indian garment factory. The plot is slender and shameless, as the streetwise ...