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| director = [[Megan Mylan]]<br />
| producer = Megan Mylan<br />
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| music = [[R. Prasanna]]<br />
| cinematography = Nick Doob<br />Jon Shenk<br />
| editing = Purcell Carson<br />
| studio = Principe Productions<br />
| distributor = [[Smile Train]]<br />HBO (TV)<br />
| released = {{Film date|2008}}<br />
| runtime = 39 minutes<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = [[Bhojpuri]]/[[Hindi]]<br />
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'''''Smile Pinki''''' ([[2008 in film|2008]]) is a 39-minute [[documentary film]] directed by [[Megan Mylan]].<ref>[http://www.documentary.org/content/meet-filmmakers-megan-mylan-smile-pinki Megan Mylan--'Smile Pinki'] ''documentary.org''.</ref> The film shows the story of a poor girl in rural India whose life is transformed when she receives free surgery to correct her [[cleft lip]]. The documentary was made in [[Hindi]] and [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], and won the [[81st Academy Awards|81st Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Best Documentary (Short Subject)]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
[[File:Cleftlip2.svg|thumb|left|90px|Pinki had a unilateral complete [[cleft lip and palate|cleft lip]].]]<br />
Pinki Sonkar is a five-year-old girl who is living with a severe [[cleft lip and palate|cleft lip]] in one of the poorest areas of India.<br />
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Not allowed to attend school at her native Rampur Dhabahi village in [[Mirzapur]], near [[Varanasi]],<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Varanasi-Pinki-leaves-for-Oscars/articleshow/4139860.cms Pinki leaves for Oscar ceremony] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 17 February 2009.</ref> and ostracised because of her deformity, Pinki lives a life of quiet desperation. By chance, Pinki's parents meet Pankaj, a social worker who is traveling village to village, gathering patients for a hospital that provides free cleft lip surgery to thousands of poor children each year through [[The Smile Train]] program.<br />
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The successful surgery was performed at G.S. Memorial Hospital, by plastic surgeon Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh, who along with Pinki attended the 81st Academy Award ceremony.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7905228.stm Smile Pinki wins best short Oscar] ''[[BBC News]]''.</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/23smile-pinki-wins-an-oscar.htm An Oscar completes Pinki's smile] ''[[Rediff.com]]''.</ref> <br />
Pinki was invited to toss the coin for the [[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|men's singles final]] at the [[2013 Wimbledon Championships]], London.<ref>{{cite news |title= Proud moment for Pinki Sonkar |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/proud-moment-for-pinki-sonkar/article4893149.ece |publisher= The Hindu |date= 2013-07-08 |access-date= 2013-07-10}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{imdb title|id=1360065|title=Smile Pinki}}<br />
* {{YouTube|m6yge_MqLF0}}, posted by [[Smile Train]]<br />
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[[Category:2008 films]]<br />
[[Category:Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:2000s short documentary films]]<br />
[[Category:American short documentary films]]<br />
[[Category:American films]]<br />
[[Category:Documentary films about India]]<br />
[[Category:Documentary films about children with disability]]<br />
[[Category:Documentary films about health care]]<br />
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