“Working Girls” Film Screening

Working Girls is a vibrant, thought-provoking journey into the often-unseen world of women’s labour across India. From the bustling streets of Kolkata, Pune and Mumbai to the sloping streets of Shillong, the temple town of Madurai, and the fields of Latur, and through the lives of domestic workers, dancers, mothers, farmers, ASHA workers, surrogates, sex workers, union leaders, and grassroots organisers, the film explores the many faces of work that remain invisible yet essential.

Blending sharp wit, rich music, and a deep engagement with the legal and historical forces shaping women’s lives, Working Girls redefines what we think of as “work” and challenges our assumptions about labour, gender, and power.

Created in collaboration with the Laws of Social Reproduction project, this bold new documentary from the feminist filmmaker Paromita Vohra, offers both urgency and joy in its portrayal of resistance, resilience, and everyday survival.

The screening will be followed by a Q and A with PI of Laws of Social Reproduction, Professor Prabha Kotiswaran (King’s College, London) and moderated by Professor Rhacel Parreñas.