Mumbai, A city of Money, Power & Dreams. But a city that drags in millions to their demise too. For every one or two successful people in the city there are millions plunging themselves into the abyss of destruction and Self sabotage. A grim reality of the world that no one shades the light on, because they don't have to. Many women & girls flood the city with dreams of being models, actresses and celebrities but most of them end up in some unwanted careers they can't escape. But a small portion also gets sunk in even dark waters. Prostitution, Slavery, Adult Industries, Trafficking, Drugs, what not. And one of these women is Bansi.
Bansi, A girl considered the hottest in her hometown. Always complimented by everyone around her and being suggested to go into the modeling world, Bansi was encouraged by everyone around her to try her luck in the modeling business. And in her state where young girls are wed off to men they don't even know just to take their responsibility off their parents back, Bansi can't miss her chance. She needs a career. Otherwise she'll be wed to someone she doesn't know and is much older than him.
Bansi at the age of 19 came to Mumbai City to perform in a local Modeling magazine. She was staying at some uncle's house. And her first few months were very successful. But soon, reality hit her harder than she expected. Mumbai wasn't her small hometown, It was a hub of opportunities that attracted the most beautiful women to try their luck. And in this race of millions, Bansi wasn't the front runner. She was the most beautiful in her hometown, but now surrounded by thousands of girls who are trained to be models from their births with surgeries and connections. She was thrown out of the competition before she was even allowed to compete.
Just 4 months after she came to Mumbai she wasn't getting a single contract. And she was being forced to work for others as stage girls and background crowds. After trying everything Bansi did something she once thought she'd never do. Having sex with anyone who can offer her any model roles. She got a few roles, but at costs she was never expecting. Being exploited for days sometimes even weeks just for 3rd page photoshoots.
It wasn't long after that when her family found out and told her that she's kicked out of the family because of her deeds that destroyed their family reputation. She was now homeless, and working odd jobs even as a prostitute at nights in dark alleys just to survive in the costly city.
Years passed and soon she bought a small apartment in a decent neighbourhood. After 6 years of being a prostitute and a slave to anyone who can pay for any kind of work, She finally stopped being a prostitute. Gaining back some self respect she wanted a respectful life now. After years of being exploited she wanted to live a life where she's not a whore to anyone.
She started working in a call centre now, a centre where her calm voice, sexy tone and street smartness gave her a way out of being a whore. Her house wasn't perfect, and many will consider it unlivable for today's standards, but she used to sleep on the streets and she wasn't complaining. But on her 25th Birthday, After a long shift she was standing at the small bus station. It was getting late, past 10:30 and she needed to be at her morning shift at 6 in the morning. She stands alone as she's late for her bus again. And it's her 6th Birthday without any news from her family. She's forgotten, abandoned and alone yet Strong, Survivor and Brave. She survived in this shithole of a city and now is doing fine but sometimes loneliness hits you where it hurts the most.
Rain started pouring as the street lights started to flicker. A young couple was running across the street, laughing and giggling as they held each other with love while enjoying the rain. And there was Bansi. Standing alone in a bus station. Waiting for a bus that'll be overcrowded and filled with creeps who'll anything resembling a woman.
“Hey…. Umm… Are you Bansi??” A man asked as he came near Bansi, wearing a suit and with an umbrella in his hand. He asked her again.
“Tum Bansi ho?? Bansi Yadav?” He showed her a picture of herself when she was 18 and Enjoying her birthday. Her face filled with cake while her parents were laughing with her in the photo.ˀ