Plot
The film, narrated by Dhananjay Chauhan, tells the story of five decades of the life of Dhananjay, a doctoral scholar at Panjab University It focuses on Dhananjay's struggles to uplift her life and the transgender community to mainstream society. It also depicts Dhananjay's crusade against authorities for the transgenders.Production
Produced by Pinaka Mediaworks, the film was announced in August 2018. The film was shot in and around Panjab University campus. The film is around two-hour long. Director Ojaswwee Sharma, also an alumnus of Panjab University, said in the interview that he "wanted to explore this famous example of transgender education in a mainstream public university in North India, and the development of transgender rights, education and acceptance to the mainstream".Release
The film was to release in March 2020 on International Transgender Day of Visibility, but due toReception
''Admitted'' won the Silver Conch award for Best Documentary Film at 17th Mumbai International Film Festival. The jury noted "film's forceful and brave lead character, and how the subject has been dealt with by the filmmaker". The film also won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film) at 68th National Film Awards. The film was also shown at several film festivals including NFDC Film Bazaar, Goa; Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai; Bioscope Global Film Festival, Amritsar; Tarang - Delhi International Queer Theatre & Film Festival; and Impact Doc Awards, California.References
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* {{National Film Award Special Jury Award feature film 2020 documentary films Indian docudrama films Transgender-related documentary films Biographical documentary films 2020 LGBT-related films Indian LGBT-related films