About the Film

Woh Padhegi, Woh Udegi

Directed by Academy Award Nominee, Richard E. Robbins, written by acclaimed female writers, and voiced by Bollywood megastars – including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Freida Pinto, Parineeti Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Sushmita Sen, Nandita Das, and Alia Bhatt – Girl Rising proves that one girl with courage is a revolution.

Girl Rising in India

After a close consultation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and in partnership with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Girl Rising film was launched in India as Woh Padhegi, Woh Udegi (She Learns, She Rises) in August 2015. The film had a national broadcast on Star Television and a reach of 6.1 million households.

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Today, Girl Rising India is a registered non-profit whose mission is to use the power of storytelling to drive behavioral change for a more gender equitable world. Find out more about what Girl Rising India does here!

Meet the Girls

Eight girls. Eight stories of courage.

01
Amina
02
Azmera
03
Mariama
04
Ruksana
05
Senna
06
SUMA
07
WADLEY
08
Yasmin