Doordarshan to showcase ‘Smile Pinki’ on Sunday
November 10th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Those wanting to see Oscar-winning documentary “Smile Pinki”, the touching story of an Indian village girl born with a cleft lip, can tune in to national broadcaster Doordarshan this Sunday.
American filmmaker Megan Mylan’s documentary, to be telecast at 9.30 p.m, is the heartwarming tale of Pinki, whose cleft lip made her a social outcast till her life changed after a meeting with a social worker.
Pinki, who is from a remote village in eastern Uttar Pradesh, is a mascot for millions of children across the world who are waiting to smile.
–Indo-Asian New Service
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