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Tamanna

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Producer(s)	Raja Dey
Director(s)	Raja Dey
Release Date	2006
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Runtime	29:16 min
Youth Media	n

Film Description

This docu-fiction on female infanticide and feticide, tries to make the viewers aware of a terrifying social evil that has taken a deep root in the Indian society. A social evil unless promptly dealt with could lead to unimaginable consequences.

In the film a small girl named Tamanna acts as a pivotal point in conveying the message interspersed with interviews. Starting off with a story of a taxi driver and his wife, being one of six stories in the film also containing interviews of medical practitioners, lawyers, social workers and activists.

The film is made with the help of social workers/activists and NGOs in India with a view to educate the people and to make them aware of the critical situation in demographic change taking place. As the number of girl children diminishes day by day, society is threatened with an increase in number of problems which is shown in the film.

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Last Updated On:	May 22, 2012

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