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This Women’s Day, Roohdaar Films & Manish Chaubey celebrate the Invisible Strength behind "Mother of Many Hands" by unveiling the poster officially
Roohdaar Films and director Manish Chaubey mark Women's Day by revealing the official poster of their debut documentary "Mother of Many Hands," honoring the unseen strength of migrant domestic workers.
In a world where empowerment is often measured through titles, awards, and visibility, filmmaker Manish Chaubey’s upcoming documentary, Mother of Many Hands, looks in the opposite direction. It turns its gaze toward a woman whose strength unfolds far from the spotlight.
On International Women’s Day, when global conversations celebrate women leaders, entrepreneurs, and achievers, Chaubey’s film highlights a different kind of heroism. The quiet endurance of millions of women who hold families and cities together through invisible labour.
Set in Hyderabad, the documentary follows the life of a young migrant mother who earns her living as a domestic worker while raising three children. Her life carries the weight of loss, responsibility, and migration, yet it is built on a simple and uncompromising principle - dignity.
The woman at the centre of the film migrated from Maharashtra to Hyderabad after marrying for love. Like many young couples, she arrived with hope and dreams of building a stable life. Reality, however, unfolded differently. Economic hardship soon became a daily reality. Her husband now drives a cab to support the family while she works in several households as a domestic help. Together, they struggle to provide stability for their children.
The most painful chapter in her life came with a loss. A tragedy that reshaped her emotional world but did not break her determination. What makes her story remarkable is not just hardship but choice.
In a society where economic desperation sometimes pushes people toward quick or unethical ways of earning money, she consciously chose the path of honest labour. Cleaning homes, washing utensils, and managing long working hours became her way of preserving dignity.
Behind this film stands Manish Chaubey, an Indie filmmaker and producer whose own journey mirrors the idea of reinvention. He hails from Uttarakhand and was raised in Delhi. He began his career as a software engineer after graduating from Delhi University while actively participating in theatre and leading his college drama society.
Drawn by storytelling, he eventually moved to Mumbai to study filmmaking, working as an assistant director before joining the ABP Group as a camera person and reporter, experiences that shaped his sensitivity toward real human stories. He later worked in entertainment PR and artist management, collaborating with leading figures in the Indian film industry and gaining insight into both the creative and commercial sides of cinema. He is a proud member of the Western India Film & TV Producers’ Association (WIFPA), the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA), and the Mumbai Indie Film Society.
