In 2014, Mrs. Shailaja Jain was unjustly denied the head coach position for the Indian national women’s kabaddi team.
In 2018, Iran beat three times world champions India for the first time in the Asian games women’s kabaddi final.
Iran’s coach was the same Mrs. Shailaja Jain, an Indian. This is that incredible true story.
A story of how suppressed women from two asian nations came together and overcame patriarchy, sexism, racism, gender & economic inequality to show the world that nothing is impossible. Nothing is unachievable. ‘Nothing’ is just another word.
The Persian Project is planned to be mounted on an international scale with a strong Indo-Iranian ensemble cast. The use of three languages- English, Hindi, and Persian will add a multilingual flavour and authenticity to the story and it will be similarly treated to successful Indo-English titles such as ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘Lion’ & ‘Life of Pi’.