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Maria Kaur Bedi

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New portrait pictures from extremly gifted Flavio Leone @flavio.leone Thank you!

#BlackAndWhitePortrait #DirectorPortrait #FilmDirector #WomenDirectors by @spiritedheroine

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Once again. Posting work on instagram is my strong suit🙃 Drum - en #randomtuesday post.

1. @spiritedheroine press photo for her & Satindar Singh Bedi new film #kalarikid -please go and watch their new wonderful documentary- now in selected swiss cinemas!
2. the wonderful @saliahgram at the @jazzhane_zh festival
3&4 e awalts-chaste-beauty 🫰🏻 @simsallagym for @zeit_campus messi @linda.belkahla ♥️
5. @dino.brandao.yo for @zeit_campus
6. legände #tandem for @gruppettomag
7. kanalreinigungs service sellhofer - besti robo ever.
8. & 9. excerpt of an #abstract photoseries in #arcraiders
10. @den.dala at the jazzhane festival
11. @melodiesinfonie au döt.

Now back to tricking content? by @spiritedheroine

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KALARI KID nun auch im KinoKoni in Basel. Nicht verpassen, eintauchen in das Sehnsuchtsland Indien. Diesen Sonntag, hingehen und weitersagen! 🍿
Sonntag 18.10, 12:10 @kinokoni.ch Basel

In Indien, dem Sehnsuchtsort der Spiritualität und Schönheit, zeigen uns junge Frauen, wie sie gesellschaftlichen Wandel vorantreiben.

Und weiterhin in den Kinos:
@riffraff.houdini in Zürich
@kino_cameo in Winterthur
@rex_bern in Bern
@kinok_lokremise in St. Gallen
@kinopasserelle in Wattwil
@stattkino.luzern in Luzern
@kinotheaterbrienz Brienz
@cinemaluna.ch in Frauenfeld
@kino_meiringen in Meiringen
@kino_murten in Murten
Kino Rex in Pfäffikon
@kino.roxy Romanshorn
@weltfilmtage in Thusis

Mit freundlich Ünterstützung durch @hgs_kalari @bombaymami
@AggarwalAG @swissfilms @PaliChandra @CapoeiraZurichSCC Namasté Shop

Ein Film von Maria Kaur Bedi @spiritedheroine & Satindar Singh Bedi.

#KalariKid #Kalaripayattu #WomenEmpowerment #GirlPower #FightLikeAGirl #StrongWomen #MartialArts #WomenInMartialArts #India #Kerala #SouthIndia #Yoga #AncientWisdom #Dokumentarfilm #Swissfilms #ArtHouseKino #FilmThatMatters #SocialChange #GenderEquality #EmpoweredWomen #BreakingBarriers #MartialArts #Kino2026 #ImpactFilm #SwissFilms #SwissCinema #Documentary #FirstHandFilms by @spiritedheroine

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Thanks to the journalists who have given KALARI KID (2026) space, thought and attention.

Anais Sommer @nau_ch @bluenews.ch
Simone Meier @simonemeier3 / @watson_news
Andrea von Däniken @hauptstadt.be
Adelina Gashi @surprise_ngo
Henriette Bornkamm @srfnews
Michael Sennhauser @michael.sennhauser
Nora Nater @outnow.ch
Dario Aeberli @20min.ch
Leonardo Scuppa @taxidrivers2006

The protagonists on the pictures:

Arushi C. V.
Milena John @milenajohn.02
Arifa Kodiyil @arifakodiyil
Anshifa Kodiyil @__ke_fi__
Dr. Malavika Binny @malavika.binny
HGS Kalari gang @hgs_kalari

#WomenInMartialArts #Kalaripayattu #KalariKid #WomenWhoFight #FemaleEmpowerment by @spiritedheroine

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KALARI KID von Maria Kaur Bedi @spiritedheroine & Satindar Singh Bedi jetzt im Kino! 🍿

@riffraff.houdini in Zürich
@kino_cameo in Winterthur
@rex_bern in Bern
@kinok_lokremise in St. Gallen
@kinopasserelle in Wattwil

In Zusammenarbeit mit @swissfilms swiss_center_for_capoeira
@palichandra_kathak @gitagovindaonline @kathakwithgurukul @aggarwal_ag @association_finformation @womenshope @iamaneh @Amnesty.Schweiz @actioneducationsuisse @aggarwal_ag @namasteshop.ch @htagcine @espaceFne

#KalariKid #Kalaripayattu #WomenEmpowerment #GirlPower #FightLikeAGirl StrongWomen MartialArts WomenInMartialArts India Kerala SouthIndia Yoga AncientWisdom Dokumentarfilm Swissfilms ArtHouseKino FilmThatMatters SocialChange GenderEquality EmpoweredWomen BreakingBarriers MartialArts Kino2026 ImpactFilm SwissFilms SwissCinema Documentary FirstHandFilms by @spiritedheroine

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11 days ago

Jetzt im Kino 🌸💚 KALARI KID

Wo schaut ihr den Film?
🍿 by @spiritedheroine

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18 days ago

Just watched *Kalari Kid* by the Swiss-Indian filmmaker duo @spiritedheroine Maria Bedi and @babbar.sher.satindarsingh.bedi Stinder Singh Bedi, and I am completely in love with this film. ❤️

The characters—Arushi, Milena, Dr. Binny , Arifa and Anshifa , the casting, the way the story unfolds, the flow, the editing and the artistic choices—everything stayed with me. I especially loved the incorporation of Nangeli and the way the film takes us through a journey of women’s injustices, resistance and resilience—from Nangeli’s time to the present.

What I found particularly powerful is how the film opens up an important conversation about women’s safety, dignity and freedom in their own country. This conversation deserves to be taken to a global audience, especially at a time when sexual violence against women in India continues to be a deeply serious concern.

I loved what the film makes Kalari represent from a female perspective, but I am uncertain about its practicality as a pathway to freedom for Indian women.

Maria, I genuinely admire how you have written, shot, edited and produced a story so deeply rooted in Indian realities, while approaching it from a different cultural context—with such sensitivity and artistic conviction.

I am in love with these characters , the effortless subtle music and with the world you have created around them. Special thanks to Manu @endlesspicnic who introduced this special film to me .

I honestly feel *Kalari Kid* is an important film for India and it must be shown in India schools and colleges ❤️🙌🏾
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#kalarikid #swissfilm #indoswisscollaboration #kerela by @spiritedheroine

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19 days ago

Amazing gender historian Dr. Malavika Binny malavika.binny will be there to celebrate KALARI KID with me today and tomorrow — with screenings followed by a discussion.

29.09. Kino Rex, Bern — with Dr. Malavika Binny and Maria Kaur Bedi @spiritedheroine

30.09. Kino RiffRaff, Zürich — with Dr. Malavika Binny and Maria Kaur Bedi

Few tickets left!

Distributed by @firsthandfilms

#KalariKid #Kalaripayattu #WomenInMartialArts #FemaleEmpowerment #GenderEquality #StrongWomen #DocumentaryFilm #SwissDocumentary #SwissFilm #SwissCinema #ArthouseCinema #Bern #Zürich #KinoRex #RiffRaff #SpiritedHeroine #SpiritedHeroineProductions by @spiritedheroine

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21 days ago

KÄMPFEN GEGEN DAS PATRIARCHAT

Danke SURPRISE @surprise_ngo und Adelina Gashi für diesen schönen Artikel über KALARI KID. Ich liebe dieses Strassenmagazin!

Kalari Kid ab 1. Oktober in den Deutschschweizer Kinos.

Vorpremieren:

29.09. Kino Rex, Bern – mit Dr. Malavika Binny @malavika.binny und Maria Kaur Bedi @spiritedheroine
30.09. Kino RiffRaff, Zürich – mit Dr. Malavika Binny und Maria Kaur Bedi
01.10. Kino Cameo, Winterthur – mit Maria Kaur Bedi
06.10. KinoK, St. Gallen mit Maria Kaur Bedi

@firsthandfilms_official

#KalariKid #Kalaripayattu #FemaleEmpowerment #WomenInMartialArts #StrongWomen #GenderEquality #DocumentaryFilm #SwissFilm #SwissCinema #SpiritedHeroine #SpiritedHeroineProductions by @spiritedheroine

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KALARI KID - in cinemas across Switzerland from October 1, 2026. 🎬 by @firsthandfilms_official

Directed by Maria Kaur Bedi @spiritedheroine and Satindar Singh Bedi @babbar.sher.satindarsingh.bedi

Go watch it. by @spiritedheroine

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A few of my favorite behind-the-scenes moments from KALARI KID:

* Aleena Sabu @kotharani recording sound in a saree.
* Assistant director @chackosusanna wearing sunglasses because the green light was too bright.
* Child protagonist Arushi C. V. carrying equipment.
* Pregnant director and DOP Maria Kaur Bedi @spiritedheroine taking a break.
* Directors Satindar Singh Bedi @babbar.sher.satindarsingh.bedi and Maria Kaur Bedi shooting in the rice fields — with lots and lots of mosquitoes.

#KalariKid #Kalaripayattu #BehindTheScenes #WomenInFilm #FemaleFilmmakers #DocumentaryFilm #SwissDocumentary #SwissFilm #Kerala #India #WomenInMartialArts #StrongWomen #FemaleEmpowerment #bernfilm #bernfuerdenfilm #bernepourlecinema #wearebernfilm by @spiritedheroine

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25 days ago

Hi everyone! I want to share some Spirited Heroine Merch with you. ❤️

So happy to see the shirts worn by some of the wonderful people behind KALARI KID:

1. Director Maria Kaur Bedi receiving the very first Spirited Heroine shirt
2. KALARI KID protagonists Arushi C. V. and Mayoogha @byju1447 @hgs_kalari
3. Dr. Malavika Binny @malavika.binny with her husband
4. Our sound recordist @neethumohandhas
5. DIT Fareeda AM and assistant director /sound recordist @kotharani
6. Assistant directors @chackosusanna @gopika.chandran_

Spirited Heroine stands for inspiring female protagonists who create change around them.

I’ll share more soon about the story and mission behind Spirited Heroine Productions.

And if you’d like to have a Spirited Heroine shirt yourself, send me a DM. ❤️

#KalariKid #Kalaripayattu #WomenInMartialArts #FemaleEmpowerment #StrongWomen #BreakingBarriers #SwissDocumentary #SwissFilm #bernfilm by @spiritedheroine

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