A crew led by director Koen Suidgeest from Netherlands is presently shooting the film 'Girl Connected' in the dingy bylanes of Beniapukur where the black-belt Ayesha Noor, 19, lives.
Her tale is part of an hour-long documentary being made by the Independent Television Service (ITVS) of USA as part of the Women and Girls Lead Global initiative to highlight stories of women empowerment.
"The most appealing part of her story is that she has not only made herself independent but has also started giving Sunday classes voluntarily on martial arts to other girls. She is also empowering others," the filmmaker told PTI.
"I train them so that they are empowered on their own to fight against crime, violence and rape," the girl said.
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The film would be screened in different parts of the world to inspire other women.
It shows how a girl from a poor background, who had no money to get trained and suffering from epilepsy, rose to the top because of her sheer talent and hard work.
"Her disease of epilepsy is her biggest challenge as
A crusader of gender rights, she had lost her father six years ago and now lives with her mother.
"What is also amazing in her story is that she lives like a very ordinary girl even after all this international success she had. She helps her mother in household chores and lives in a small 8 feet by 8 feet room," the director said.
Besides her, four other girls from Bangladesh, Kenya, Peru and Jordan have also been selected from all over the world to narrate their own stories in the documentary.
The film would be ready this April and would then be screened in different parts of the world. In India, public broadcaster Doordarshan screens such documentaries as part of its tie-up with ITVS.