Event

Enter the universe of three mujra dancers in Pakistan as they dodge state censors and violence to vie for stardom. Intimate verité, phone calls, social media streams and home videos provide a never-before-seen look into the underbelly of the Punjabi theater business and the women who fight to play by their own rules.

Saad Khan is a filmmaker, writer, and preservationist. His films include Chuppan Chupai (2013), Qandeel (2017), and Showgirls of Pakistan (2020). Through his archiving project, Khajistan, Khan continues to preserve the knowledge of marginalized subcultures in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and surrounding regions of the Middle East. Additionally, he serves as the executive producer at SAVTA, a post-production studio based in Brooklyn, New York.

This event is sponsored by the South Asia Studies Department