From Victim to Philanthropist: Archita Phukan's Powerful Journey of Escaping Prostitution and Giving Back

“Their Story Deserved a Film”: Bipuljit Basu Discusses Collaboration in ‘Red Light to Limelight’

Red Light to Limelight strikes a fine balance between the tragic stories of individual sex workers in Kolkata’s Kalighat red light neighborhood and the joyous community activity of filmmaking. Bipuljit Basu’s documentary follows CAM ON, a film production collective set up by these women and their children, as they conceptualize and shoot the (fictional) short film Nupur, blurring the lines between their reality and the artifice they’re engaging …

From Victim to Philanthropist: Archita Phukan's Powerful Journey of Escaping Prostitution and Giving Back

Renowned Instagram influencer from Assam, Archita Phukan currently resides in the United States. She has gained attention for her modeling career. Phukan shared about her troubled past in an Instagram post nearly two years ago. Being a victim of prostitution, Phukan’s contribution to helping children in red-light areas holds personal significance. Assam-based influencer Archita Phukan, known as “@babydoll_archi” on Instagram, went viral after po…