Queens! Destiny of Dance

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{{Infobox film

| name = Queens! Destiny of Dance

| image =

| caption =

| director = David Atkins

| producer = Vipul V.Bangera

| story = David Atkins

| screenplay = David Atkins

| writer = M.P.Anamika (dialogues)

| starring = Seema Biswas
Vineeth
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
Raj Zutshi
Archanna Guptaa

| music = Anurag Ware
Anurag Ware-Girish Talpade (bgm)

| editing = Chaitanya V.Tanna
Ashish Amrute

| studio = Miraj Entertainment Limited
View Motion Picture Pvt.Ltd.

| cinematography = Srinivas Ramaiah

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|04|29}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

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Queens! Destiny of Dance is a 2011 Indian drama film directed by David Atkins, starring Seema Biswas,{{cite news |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Onkar |title=The third act |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/the-third-act/ |access-date=10 June 2020 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=29 April 2011}} Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Raj Zutshi, Archanna Guptaa Vineeth.{{cite news |last1=Shetty |first1=Shakti |title=Seema Biswas Film: Queens! Destiny of Dance (2011) |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/a-look-at-hindi-films-that-have-explored-the-third-gender-thoroughly/236674 |access-date=10 June 2020 |publisher=Mid-Day |date=19 October 2013}}{{cite news |title=Film-Queens! Destiny Of Dance |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/queens-destiny-of-dance/cast/ |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=29 April 2011}}{{cite news |title=Queens! Destiny Of Dance |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/movies/queens-destiny-of-dance.html#cast |access-date=10 June 2020 |publisher=Filmibeat |date=29 April 2011}} Even though the film won several international awards,{{cite news |last1=Vijayakar |first1=R.M. |title='Queens! Destiny of Dance' Wins at Los Angeles Movie Awards |url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/queens-destiny-of-dance-wins-at-los-angeles-movie-awards/article_646239de-86cf-5af0-b1da-5b5aab75a95c.html |access-date=10 June 2020 |publisher=India West. |date=2 July 2012}} it was a box office failure.{{cite news |title=Chalo Dilli, Shor, I Am fail at box office |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/shor-chalo-dilli-i-am-flop/20110502.htm |access-date=10 June 2020 |work=Rediff.com |date=2 March 2011}}

Summary

Queens! Destiny of Dance is the story of an upmarket hijra community that is headed by their queen, Guru Amma.

Cast

Production

Transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi met the director David Atkins in 2001 and asked him to make a film on hijras. After a research, the director confirmed the project and contacted Tripathi to support the project, titled as Queens! Destiny Of Dance, and she happily agreed. National award winner Seema Biswas{{cite web |title=Transgenders should find their voice: Seema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Transgenders-should-find-their-voice-Seema/articleshow/8005459.cms? |work=The Times of India |access-date=20 October 2020 |date=11 April 2011}} and South Indian actor Vineeth were signed to play key roles along with Laxmi Narayan Tripathi as well as Archanna Guptaa, with veteran actor Raj Zutshi was also signed for a small role.

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