India's Forbidden Love

India's Forbidden Love is a 2018 Tamil language documentary film directed by Sadhana Subramanian and produced by Grain Media. The film rotates around the tale of a young lady named Kausalya, whose spouse was thrashed to death by a gang of goons on a highway.

In 2019, India’s Forbidden Love was nominated for the International Emmy Awards in the Best Documentary category.

Synopsis
The documentary was filmed in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district and revolves around the survivor of a brutal honour killing Kausalya who testifies against her parents in the murder trial of her lower-caste husband. The film also covers the pain, fear and challenges that Kausalya has gone through.

Sadhana Subramanian who is an investigative journalist has directed the film.

People featured

 * Kausalya
 * Shankar