Director: Gautam Singh
India / 25min/ 2011

In Bihar, India, near the border of Nepal, lies an area known as Chaturbhuj-sthan. Named for the temple it surrounds, it is the home to about 10,000 women and children, and has been a brothel for nearly 300 years. Prostitution is a family business here, passed down from mother to daughter. But one girl, Naseema, was able to get an education, and she came back to Chaturbhuj-sthan to make a better life for the women. Today’s video follows Naseema and her efforts to educate the women of the brothel and win rights for this ignored class in India, but it also presents the heartbreaking tragedy of human trafficking, which brings many more new girls into the brothel.

About the Director: 32 years old Gautam Singh's association with film making is more than a decade old. He started his career with Bollywood. Made several corporate films and advertisements. He also edited some of the famous bollywood movies.  For last 6 years Gautam is working with the middle eastern media house Aljazeera Network as a Filmmaker and Editor.  'Daughters Of The Brothel' was shot by Gautam during his annual vacation. Later Aljazeera English broadcasted it.