Goddess), is an Indian Hindi-language suspense drama short film directed by first-time director Priyanka Banerjee and produced by Niranjan Iyengar and Ryan Ivan Stephen, whose production company operates as Electric Apples Entertainment.
Featuring Kajol and Shruti Haasan in their first digital project, Devi depicts nine women from distinct stratas of society forced into a sisterhood due to circumstance in which they are compelled to share their stories of abuse.
[1] The film also stars Neha Dhupia, Neena Kulkarni, Mukta Barve, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Yashaswini Dayama, Sandhya Mhatre and Rama Joshi.
Jyoti reveals that she had been strangled and Maya tells them that her rapist had rammed a beer bottle into her and then threw her on the highway.
They all had one thing in common, they were all raped and murdered excluding the career oriented woman who reveals she committed suicide after the tragedy.
With no decision made and the arguments getting out of hand, Jyoti manages to calm them down and announces that no one will leave, and that it will be better to stay in a crowded room than go back to a life of abuse.
[citation needed] Devi garnered 2 Million+ views in 24 hours and 10 Million+ in a week which was the highest for a short film in recent times.
Tanmayi Savadi from Peeping Moon wrote, "While a number of projects have addressed rape and sexual harassment against women, but Devi stands apart.
She also praised the performances of all the actresses as well as Priyanka Banerjee for creating a film on a topic so important in such a "subtle and effective manner".
"[9] In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, Abhishek Rai talked about his first reaction after watching Devi, his failed attempts to contact the makers and more.
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