Actor and filmmaker Aushim Khetrapal’s new film Children of God gives voice to Kinnar community, aims for equality
Actor and filmmaker Aushim Khetrapal, known for Shirdi Sai Baba (2021), is now on a mission to give kinnars a voice and the identity they deserve in society. And he is doing it in the way he knows best – by making a film on the subject. Actor and filmmaker Aushim Khetrapal and still from him next film Children of God “We call them kinnar, officially the third-gender or transgenders, but I believe they are true Children of God and that’s what we titled our film. The film is based on their true stories and their life. Our Sai Baba Foundation works for different causes, and this endeavour is to give voice to them and highlight their problems, so they get equal rights and respect in society,” says the actor who was last seen in feature film Baba Ramsa Peer (2020). He goes into the philosophy of the concept. “During my discourse and samagams, I have always said that the biggest sevas are cow seva and kinnar seva, other than feeding the poor. That’s the …
