Guneet opens up on backing Kicking Balls, a dockieble Rajasthan villages combat child marriage by training girls in football

Guneet opens up on backing Kicking Balls, a dockieble Rajasthan villages combat child marriage by training girls in football

For Filmmaker Guneet Monga Kapoor and Ashvini Yardi
Football was with a different goal

Director Vijayeta Kumar, playing a sport built character that saw it when she chanced upon some girls in Ajmer, noticing how the game boosted their confidence.

That sowed the seeds for Kicking Balls, her documentary that studies how a not-for-profit organisation is working in three Rajasthan villages to make their girls independent and combat child marriage. “This film began as an exploration of everyday feminism and courage.

Three women producers,
Oscar winner Guneet Monga Kapoor, Ashvini Yardi and Achin Jain united to back Kicking Balls. Monga says it was a no-brainer to support the docu as it told the story of 200 girls, who learn about sisterhood and agency through the sport.

Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18. That’s 23 girls every minute.
Their effort is to tell stories that ignite conversations and spark change in the policies of the country.

News Edit K.V.Raman