Film

Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

9.0200250mDocumentary

Director: Minkie Spiro
Year: 2002

A British-made documentary about the highly competitive world of beauty pageants in India, culminating with the top prize: Miss India. Following the efforts of several of the contestants, as well as others involved in the behind-the-scenes work of getting everyone ready, the film examines what drives the women toward this particular goal.

Top cast

Meera Syal

Narrator

Lubna Adams

Self (trainer)

Medha

Self (contestant)

Sabira Merchant

Self (trainer)

Namit Kapoor

Self (psychologist)

Sonal

Self (contestant)

Gauahar Khan

Self (contestant)

Neha Dhupia

Self (contestant)

Directed by

Minkie Spiro

Produced by

Allen Jewhurst

Film

Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

9.0200250mDocumentary

United Kingdom

Director: Minkie Spiro
Year: 2002

Top cast

Meera Syal

Narrator

Lubna Adams

Self (trainer)

Medha

Self (contestant)

Sabira Merchant

Self (trainer)

Namit Kapoor

Self (psychologist)

Sonal

Self (contestant)

Gauahar Khan

Self (contestant)

Neha Dhupia

Self (contestant)

Directed by

Minkie Spiro

Produced by

Allen Jewhurst