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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Barefoot Empress<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Vikas Khanna]]<br />
| producer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Doug Roland<br />
* Bindu Khanna<br />
}}<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Karthyayani Amma]]}}<br />
| cinematography = Omee Ganatra<br />
| editing = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Ashish Uikey<br />
* Archit Rastogi<br />
}}<br />
| music = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Raashi Kulkarni<br />
* Ila Paliwal<br />
* Priyabrata Panigrahi<br />
}}<br />
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Doug Roland Films<br />
* House of Omkaar<br />
* Saffron Pen<br />
* 1ampictures<br />
}}<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|05|13|}}<br />
| runtime = 15 minutes<br />
| country = India<br/>United States<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = $5,000<br />
}}<br />
'''''Barefoot Empress''''' is an Indo-American [[Short film|short]] [[documentary film]] directed by [[Vikas Khanna]]. The film depicts the life story of a woman in India who enrolls in first grade at the age of 96. The film is co-produced by [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nominated [[Doug Roland]] and [[Deepak Chopra]] serves as an executive producer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=2022-11-17 |title=Deepak Chopra Boards Vikas Khanna's Documentary Short 'Barefoot Empress' as Executive Producer |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/deepak-chopra-barefoot-empress-vikas-khanna-documentary-1235434446/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221035855/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/deepak-chopra-barefoot-empress-vikas-khanna-documentary-1235434446/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Summary ==<br />
Barefoot Empress, a 15-minute short film revolves around [[Karthyayani Amma]], who, having never had access to education as a girl, finally gets a chance at education. At 96-years-old she was the oldest among the 43,330 candidates who appeared for the 'Aksharalaksham' test, a fourth standard equivalent examination. Karthyayani Amma scored a 98 out of 100 on a literacy examination conducted by the Kerala government. The state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) has certified that her score is a record.<br />
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== Production history ==<br />
Karthyayani Amma's story caught director Vikas Khanna's attention via a tweet in 2018. Hearing the first-hand account of her life inspired the making of ''Barefoot Empress''.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}<br />
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== Accolades ==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
! scope="col" style="text-align: center; width: 20px;" |Year<br />
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Award<br />
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Category<br />
! scope="col" style="width: 140px;" |Result<br />
! scope="col" style="text-align: center;" |{{Abbreviation|Ref.|References}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" |2021<br />
|[[Bangalore Shorts Film Festival]]<br />
|Festival Award<br />
| {{won|place=Won}}<br />
|<ref>{{cite web |title=12th Bengaluru International Film Festival |url=http://miniboxoffice.com/bangaloreshortsfilmfestival/news.php?id=Njc3OA |access-date=8 December 2022 |archive-date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026082048/http://miniboxoffice.com/bangaloreshortsfilmfestival/news.php?id=Njc3OA |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" |2022<br />
|[[ShortShorts Film Festival]]<br />
|Biogen award<br />
| {{won|place=Won}}<br />
|<ref>{{cite web |title=ShortShorts Film Festival |url=https://shortshorts.org/2022/en/information/%e7%ac%ac3%e5%9b%9e-%e3%80%8c%e3%83%90%e3%82%a4%e3%82%aa%e3%82%b8%e3%82%a7%e3%83%b3%e3%83%bb%e3%82%a2%e3%83%af%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89%e3%80%8d-96%e6%ad%b3%e3%81%a7%e5%ad%a6%e6%a0%a1%e3%81%ab%e9%80%9a/ |access-date=8 December 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022061740/https://shortshorts.org/2022/en/information/%e7%ac%ac3%e5%9b%9e-%e3%80%8c%e3%83%90%e3%82%a4%e3%82%aa%e3%82%b8%e3%82%a7%e3%83%b3%e3%83%bb%e3%82%a2%e3%83%af%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89%e3%80%8d-96%e6%ad%b3%e3%81%a7%e5%ad%a6%e6%a0%a1%e3%81%ab%e9%80%9a/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" |2022<br />
|[[Big Apple Film Festival]]<br />
|Short Documentary<br />
| {{won|place=Won}}<br />
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Big Apple Film Festival 2022 Award Winners |date=20 November 2022 |url=https://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/post/2022-baff-fall-edition-announces-award-winners |access-date=8 December 2022 |archive-date=26 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126161212/https://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/post/2022-baff-fall-edition-announces-award-winners |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|15657362|Barefoot Empress}}<br />
*{{Official website|https://www.barefootempress.com/}}<br />
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[[Category:2021 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2021 films]]<br />
[[Category:Documentary films about women in India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian short documentary films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about the education system in India]]<br />
[[Category:Adult education television series]]<br />
[[Category:Adult education in India]]</div>Accuntpayable1