Shalini Sharma

"Shalini's audition was so spontaneous and nuanced that we knew immediately that she was the right person for the part," said producer Maneesh Sharma

A woman on the verge of jumping off a building in Mumbai was distracted, cajoled and finally saved by a police officer who spent nearly three hours talking to her.

17-year-old Shalini of Bengaluru has scored 84 per cent in her Class 12 exam. Nothing unusual, many would argue - except that when others took study breaks, this teen cleaned houses.

The Indian film selection at the eighth Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), to be held from December 7-14, will capture the diversity of the cou

"Shalini's audition was so spontaneous and nuanced that we knew immediately that she was the right person for the part," said producer Maneesh Sharma

A woman on the verge of jumping off a building in Mumbai was distracted, cajoled and finally saved by a police officer who spent nearly three hours talking to her.

17-year-old Shalini of Bengaluru has scored 84 per cent in her Class 12 exam. Nothing unusual, many would argue - except that when others took study breaks, this teen cleaned houses.

The Indian film selection at the eighth Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), to be held from December 7-14, will capture the diversity of the cou