‘Stateless’ documentary of persecution of Pakistani Hindus in Pakistan
Abduction, sexual assault, persecution: ‘Stateless’ documentary shows a window into the how it is to live as a Hindu on Pakistan
Actor Anupam Kher to release documentary ‘Stateless’ on July 11, 2021 to give a glimpse on the lives of persecuted religious minorities in Pakistan
‘STATELESS’ is a documentary short film depicting the case of Pakistani Hindus who have fled religious persecution in Sindh Province of Pakistan. They are living in Jodhpur (Rajasthan) currently and seeking citizenship in India.
The documentary explores the conditions of the Hindu families which fled the atrocities in the hands of Jihadists in Sindh state of Pakistan; there were numerous families whose daughters were abducted and forcibly converted to Islam, many had their properties snatched and family members murdered, when they got no justice from authorities and government in Pakistan, these families somehow managed to flee Pakistan to reach Jodhpur.
The documentary also shows the plight of these persecuted refugees while they start building their life back from zero in India with traumatizing memories still haunting them.
Today they are waiting to be accepted by India, as they have nowhere else to go.
persecuted people have often fled to India to take refuge in a place where all people belonging to non-Islamic religions can call themselves home.
However, their stories are either not told or are muzzled by protests. Soon after the Act was passed, lakhs of Muslims took to street to protest against the newly amended law. Their question was why were Muslims from the Muslim nations were singled out. Logic dictates that since the Act is about fast-tracking Indian citizenship who for those who are persecuted in these countries for their religion, the Muslims in the Islamic countries would not be facing religious persecution. The Muslims from these countries who seek Indian citizenship could do so as per usual provision. But this Act was specifically for persecuted religious minorities from these three countries.
Which is why filmmaker Nikhil Singh Rajputt teamed up with Manvendra Singh Shekhawat to tell the world the stories that have not yet been told. The stories of the refugees waiting to be currently accepted in India. An online premiere of the same will take place on July 11, 2021 with Anupam Kher as chief guest under the initiative of indicdialogue.org. You can register for the screening and subsequent discussion here.
https://statelessthefilm.com/
