Smile Pinky

Smile Pinky is a very touching documentary about the struggles of a 8 year old kid who was born with a cleft lip.Its a 39 minute duration documentary which was short in Rampur Dahaba village in Uttar Pradesh,India.

This documentary depicts how the kid Pinki Kumari(in picture) was being considered a social outcast by her village people due to her deformity.This little child was not even allowed to attend school by her village people.Since her parents were hailing from an extremely poor family ,they were unable to afford the surgery to correct the cleft problem.Rescue comes their way when Pankaj,a social activist from the "Smile Train" met Pinki's parents.Smile Train which is an international charity was found in 2000 and aims at helping children with cleft lips.The social activists of Smile Train move from village to village and gather poor children with cleft lip problems and perform surgeries for them free of cost.The documentary also shows how after the surgery, performed by Dr Subodh Kumar Singh,Pinky Kumari is able to lead a normal childhood like the rest of the children in her village.

Directed by Emmy-nominated producer Megan Mylan,the film is shot in Bhojpuri and Hindi with English subtitles.The film which won the Best Short Documentary at the Oscars this year has raised immense hopes for children who are born with cleft lips.