Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

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.

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)

• Minkie SpiroDirector
• Allen JewhurstProducer
• Dalit LaurenEditor
• Chris TimsonEditor

Release date

July 25, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Documentary