What’s life like for India’s sex workers?

Brut India

“Our homes are like a box.” These sex workers from Maharashtra shared their personal stories…  : Sarthak Goswami

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00:00They turn you into a ghost in a jiffy.

00:02This sex worker...

00:04She's the one who eats betel leaves.

00:06She's the one who abuses you.

00:08She comes to the doctor. She comes to the police.

00:10It's her first time here.

00:12She needs a lot of care.

00:14She needs a lot of care.

00:16First of all, she's scared.

00:18She should get rid of her fear.

00:20Then she should be like,

00:22Baba, don't think like that.

00:24And don't be scared.

00:26What they do is, they trap her and bring her here.

00:28A lot of women have not even been trapped.

00:30They've come here on their own.

00:58Music

01:04Has it ever happened to you

01:06that a customer

01:08or a boy

01:10comes to you and he doesn't know anything.

01:12He's come here for the first time.

01:14He needs a lot of care.

01:16First of all, he's scared.

01:18He should get rid

01:20of his fear.

01:22Then he should be like,

01:24Baba, don't think like that.

01:26Don't be scared. Give him 5 minutes. Talk to him.

01:29Then he'll be less scared.

01:30Didi is feeling like she has remembered a story.

01:35I was wondering, among our customers,

01:38some good people must also come.

01:40Some bad people must also come.

01:41Good people, bad people, drunks, everyone comes.

01:46Goons, everyone comes.

01:48Even the doctor comes.

01:49Even the police comes.

01:51Yes.

01:53Any sex worker is asked,

01:56what is the real meaning of life?

01:58What is the truth?

02:00We try our best.

02:01We throw anything.

02:02We write anything about us.

02:04We turn them into ghosts in their minds.

02:06This is a sex worker.

02:08This is a woman who eats betel leaves.

02:10This is a woman who abuses.

02:11There was a movie about Alia Bhatt.

02:13Gangubai Kathiawadi.

02:14Did you all watch it?

02:15We booked a whole theatre for our sex workers.

02:19We all went to a theatre and watched the movie.

02:22Some have problems with their homes.

02:23Some have problems with money.

02:25Some are called Devdasi.

02:28They come here with all these problems.

02:30What is shown there?

02:32They are trapped and brought here.

02:33There are many women here who are not even trapped.

02:36They have come of their own free will.

02:38They have come to earn money.

02:40They have shown great buildings there.

02:42They have shown people who live in luxury.

02:44No.

02:45How do you live in a house?

02:47There is a box.

02:48There is a box.

02:49There are cards in it.

02:50A mattress is placed on it.

02:52What are we asking for?

02:53We are only asking for condoms.

02:55If we don't get it now, it will take a year.

02:57We won't get it.

02:59We won't get it.

03:00We won't get it.

03:01Condoms are our life.

03:02The condoms we use, we save the world.

03:06This is what we are asking for.

03:08We give it in two months, leave it for 4 months.

03:10We give it again in two months.

03:12Then we buy it.

03:13Those who have money, will buy it.

03:15Those who don't have it, the HIV will increase.

03:18Then the HIV will increase even more.

03:20My mother had sex.

03:21Her mother also had sex.

03:22We used to go to school.

03:24We used to have a lot of differences.

03:26The teacher also used to look at us differently.

03:29He didn't talk to us.

03:31He didn't ask us to make friends.

03:34The family members of the friends didn't let us talk to each other.

03:40I really liked that.

03:42But we didn't go to their house.

03:44They didn't let us go to their house.

03:45They didn't let us go to their house.

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