DIRECTORS

ANJUM SHAIKH

Anjum Sheikh leads the Right to Pee Campaign in Mumbai’s M East and L Wards, where she works to make sanitation accessible, safe, and dignified for nearly five lakh people. Beginning her journey as a volunteer at CORO India, Anjum is now a key member of the organisation. She was a finalist for the CII Foundation’s Women Exemplar Award in 2020. Based in Bainganwadi, Govandi, she is passionate about storytelling through film and photography.

(Co-director)

DARSHANA MAYEKAR

Darshana Mayekar is a filmmaker and homemaker from Vashi Naka, Chembur, who sees her two identities as deeply intertwined, one shaped by storytelling, the other by care and service. She has been associated with CORO India for four years and, through her work with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Slum Sanitation Programme (SSP), has engaged at the intersection of community hygiene, local accountability, and women’s dignity.

(Co-director)

GAURI RANE

Gauri Rane is a leader with the Eknishtha Mahila Mandal, where she works to collectivise women through self-help groups and strengthen community solidarity. She is currently part of CORO India’s Grassroots Leadership Development Programme and captains her award winning all women kabaddi team. Along with community work, Gauri is a dancer and has a growing interest in cinematography.

(Co-director)

Nazneen Siddiqui

Nazneen Siddiqui was a reporter before she moved to social work. A resident of Vishnu Nagar, Chembur, she has been associated with CORO India for four years. Nazneen has stood at the forefront of protests for water rights and women’s rights, including direct action against the local municipality. She enjoys riding her bike across the city and brings a keen journalistic eye to her filmmaking.

(Co-director)

Rehana ShAikh

Rehana Altaf Sheikh is an entrepreneur, patient care worker, and dreamer. An integral part of CORO India’s Grassroots Leadership Development Programme, she has long channelled her energy into community and care. Rehana is a passionate dancer who brings a dynamic spirit to her filmmaking, exploring new creative possibilities. She lives and works in Bainganwadi, Govandi.

(Co-director)

ROHINI KADAM

Rohini Kadam is a senior social worker and leads the Right to Pee Campaign. An MSW with specialised training in Comprehensive Sexuality Education and facilitation from TISS Mumbai and Seed of Awareness, she has been associated with CORO India for fifteen years, offering her expertise in community empowerment, disability inclusion, livelihoods, advocacy, and field-based research. A resident of Bainganwadi, Govandi, she loves sports and is referred to as ‘captain’ in her area.

(Co-director)

KAVITA GHUGE

Kavita Ghuge from Bharatnagar, Vashi Naka, came to CORO India the way many transformative things begin, through play. A kabaddi match organized under the Right to Pee Campaign became a doorway into advocacy, sisterhood, and eventually, filmmaking. A domestic worker by profession, she carries into her art the same endurance and presence that defines her everyday life. An avid creator of social media reels, Kavita has transformed a pastime into a passion, often approaching her documentation with a critical and thoughtful eye.

(Co-director)

KAVITA KHOMNE

Kavita Gulabrao Khomne is the Chairperson of the Stree Dattaguru Mahila Mandal, where she oversees the maintenance and upkeep of their local community toilet. She has been associated with CORO India for five years, working on issues of women’s property rights. Deeply curious and eager to explore new worlds, Kavita has found her love in filmmaking and is ready with her next film idea.

(Co-director)

SHEETAL NAVLE

Sheetal Navle is an Arogya Sevika, a frontline community health worker who works door to door across Mumbai’s most underserved neighbourhoods. A resident of Sahyadri Nagar, Chembur, she is also part of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Slum Sanitation Programme and has been associated with CORO India for four years. Sheetal enjoys dancing, making reels, and travelling with her friends.

(Co-director)

VAISHALI MANE

Vaishali Mane is a social worker from Mumbai who has been associated with CORO India for the past four years. A former teacher with a love for learning and an instinct for helping others, she works across five areas of the M East Ward, championing women’s property rights in Maharashtra. Her work focuses on equipping women with the knowledge to claim, access, and retain property, making it both legal and deeply personal.

(Co-director)

SHILPI GULATI

Shilpi Gulati is a filmmaker, educator and scholar working at the intersections of documentary, feminist pedagogy and community media. She is a two time recipient of the President’s National Film Award for her documentaries ‘Qissa e Parsi’ (2014) and ‘Taala Te Kunjee’ (2018). She has been a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University (2018–19) and a Getting Real Fellow with the International Documentary Association (2024–25). Shilpi holds a PhD in Cinema Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University and currently teaches at the School of Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

(Chief Facilitator, Co-director)