Indian cinema veteran Anupam Kher‘s latest directorial effort, “Tanvi the Great,” offers a groundbreaking portrayal of autism as a superpower rather than a disability. The film screens in the Cannes Film Festival‘s Marché du Film.
“Tanvi the Great” follows 21-year-old Tanvi Raina, a woman with autism who discovers her late Indian Army officer father’s unfulfilled dream — to stand at Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, and salute the Indian flag. Despite societal pushback and institutional barriers against autistic recruits in the military, she becomes determined to fulfill this mission
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