Balli Nari

Balli Nari is a fictional drama set in the mist-covered hills of Kodagu. A young girl walks home from school on a day meant for celebration. What begins as the start of a future becomes the start of a question this region has been afraid to ask.

The series follows the days that surround that walk — the rumours, the silences, the elders who look away, and the rage that gathers when a refusal becomes a wound. None of the names in the film are real. The shadow they cast is.

The film does not point at one place or one family. It asks the wider question — about the “Nari” that lurks not in the forest, but within society, in the form of forced marriages and the violence that follows rejection.

We believe cinema can be a catalyst for change. Balli Nari is more than a story — it is an attempt to break the silence that shelters predatory violence inside our communities, and to support initiatives that protect children and empower the vulnerable.

Forced child marriage is illegal in India. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact local authorities immediately.