
From the dusty heartlands of India rises Babita, a girl determined not to let patriarchy ground her dreams. Born into a Dalit family and forced to shoulder responsibilities after her mother’s death, she gave up dreams of college to care for her home. Pushing against early marriage and age-old expectations, she steps into work traditionally claimed by men, after training to be a drone pilot to help with farming. As her district’s first certified female drone pilot, Babita transforms skepticism into pride, inspiring other young women. Her story becomes a gentle yet powerful portrait of a world in transition.This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.
Director
Ipshita Bhattacharyya
Cinematographer
Omkar Phatak
Sound Recording
Pravin Kumar
1st Assistant Camera
Hukumraj
Editor
Niladri Bhattacharji
Producers
Koval Bhatia
Veda Shastri
Executive Producers
Sky Dylan-Robbins
Gabriel Diamond
Phil Collis
Colorist
Omkar Deonalli
Sound Designer
Darshan Shah
Breakthrough Campaign Theme
Mann ke Manjeeré by Shubha Mudgal
Consulting Editors
Koval Bhatia
Veda Shastri
Ernest Hariyanto
Post-Production Studio
Coolab
Featuring
Babita Paswan
Satya Paswan
Brijmohan Paswan
Priti Mishra
Roshni Pawan
Aradhana Paswan
For Breakthrough
Akash Srivastava
Epti Pattnaik
Nitika Salwan
Ritambhara Mehta
Supriya Tewari
Special Thanks
To the residents of Jindapur Village for their trust & support
End to End Production in collaboration with Video Consortium
Breakthrough is a non-profit working to change the culture and systems that limit women and girls from living free and equal lives. We do this by partnering with communities, schools, media and public institutions at scale.Through our work we are shaping a generation’s movement towards equality by changing hearts, minds and the systems that shape them.








