Meena (film)

Meena is a documentary film about sex trafficking in India that premiered on June 26, 2014, in New York City. This film marks the directorial debut of Lucy Liu, Colin K. Gray, and Megan Raney.

Meena
Film poster
Directed by	Lucy Liu Colin K. Gray Megan Raney
Written by	Colin K. Gray Megan Raney
Produced by	Mikaela Beardsley Kevin Chinoy Kerry Girvin Jamie Gordon
Starring	Tannishtha Chatterjee Himani Shivpuri Vikas Shrivastav
Cinematography	Hugh Bell
Edited by	Tony Hale Becky Hutner
Music by	Jay Lifton
Distributed by	Guggenheim Girvin Pictures GRAiNEY Pictures
Release date	June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26) (United States)
Running time	20 minutes and 14 seconds
Country	United States
Language	Hindi

Premise

The film is based on the true story Meena Khatun, a girl from India, who was forced into sex slavery since age 11. In the film, the character is titled Meena Hasina and is shown to be aged 8 instead of the original 11.^[1]

Cast

• Tannishtha Chatterjee as Meena Hasina
  • Sparsh Khanchandani as young Meena Hasina
• Himani Shivpuri as Ainul Bibi
• Vikas Shrivastav as Manooj
• Prerna Punjabi as Naina
• Almaas as Kamala

Production

Filming began in Mumbai, India in 2010 and is based on the first chapter of Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.^[2]