Commercial surrogacy in India was legalized in India in 2002 and outlawed in 2018. During the nearly two decades it was legal, India was a major provider of surrogacy for both domestic and international intended parents. The availability of medical infrastructure and potential surrogates, combined with international demand, fuelled the growth of the industry. Surrogate mothers received medical, nutritional and overall health care through surrogacy agreements. The economic scale of surrogacy in India is unknown but unofficially estimated to be more than $400 million a year.
Zee5 known to explore newer subjects, has produced a web film called Badnaam Gali which revolves around surrogacy. Pratralekha plays an interesting characteras a surrogate mother. She found It to be quite a fascinating journey to live on screen. She opined ‘It is something very different and new that I am experiencing. I loved the concept immediately when it came to me so without any second thoughts it was a yes’.
Badnaam Gali, is a light hearted movie on a surrogate mother living in a traditional neighbourhood. With a stellar cast – Patralekha, Divyendu Sharma, Dolly Ahluwalia and Paritosh, Badnaam Gali poses a question that can a womb of happiness bring disgrace to the Gali of a surrogate?
Trailer link : https://www.zee5.com/videos/de