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Dear believer,

you would be surprised to know that six months back, before “The Girl” became a real project, it was just an idea in my head. Along with that idea was a story on which lied a firm belief of working on it. With these two things, the story and the belief and no financial backup to proceed, our project began with the aim to bring out a narrative that makes you realize our connection to the roots from where we have come. The knowledge system using which the village community had lived for generations and will live with in the future, it is not a part of our present models of environmental sustainability. This is totally in contrast to life in metropolitan cities where people are doing so much awareness work and holding big conferences but despite that, there are issues like noise, water and air pollution that they have to daily face. Keeping these concepts as a foundation over which we based our vision for “The Girl”, the work was given a thumbs up. And eventually, the finance part started to bother us. Irrespective of that, Tabish came from Mumbai to our village and gave workshops to children who are now passionately acting and assisting in the making of our film. On his return journey, Tabish had to bear through the trouble of travelling in General Compartment of his train for thirty hours where he was sweating in the month of May and that too with no seat to comfort himself. Because of people like Tabish and you, we could gather the dedication we needed to successfully move ahead and that is the reason why we could raise Fifty-One Thousand Rupees over the span of six months. That is the power of a community which stands with you when you need it the most. Initially, it was difficult to imagine how the journey of “The Girl” would look like because I am not from a decorated film school but from the school of nature. There were moments when I had no idea how I would survive in the next two weeks and the foundation of our film’s vision was shaking. But those were exactly the times when someone trusted us to financially lend their support. It was you who helped us build a wall of hope on the foundation of our vision. Every conversation that I have had in the previous few months with people who are directly as well as indirectly related to “The Girl”, those talks have been a pillar of strength. When you believe in someone, that person directs even more energy in their tasks. I surely did. We are now a close family where exists an understanding, trust and also a purpose to show the world what a work of art can do to bring change. It started with your belief and this journey shall go a long way. And along with it, we will leave a mark on our community, your community and mine.

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"thegirl" team.

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