The Little Woman With Big Dreams | Bollywood Dreams
by Beckypublished on 12th March 2024
This is the inspiring story of Rajni, a Bollywood actress with huge ambitions. Though small in stature, actress Rajni has big dreams of seeing her name up in lights and across the billboards of Mumbai. She navigates her family’s expectations while searching for fame and success in the world’s biggest film industry. But the cultural expectations of being a woman from a traditional rural village add to her already tumultuous journey.
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