Coming-of-age family film · Feature film
Fairy Dress
A Neha Srivastava Film
Some dreams are worth every step of the journey.
The story
Seven days to earn a dream
Mampi, an underprivileged young girl, becomes enchanted by a beautiful fairy dress in a shop window. Believing she is its rightful owner, she devises a seven-day plan to earn enough money to make it hers.
Unbeknownst to her, the plan is fraught with lurking danger, but it also teaches her some of life’s most important lessons.
Fairy Dress is a warm, colourful coming-of-age story about hope, resilience and the price of a dream, from an award-winning screenplay by Neha Srivastava. Its honours include Best Script in Short at the Dubai Independent Film Festival, a Platinum Remi at WorldFest-Houston, Platinum Best Script at the Independent Shorts Awards and Best Short Script at the Silver Mask Live Festival in Los Angeles.
Why this film
A family film with a dream at its heart
An underdog dream
A girl with nothing sets out to earn the one thing she wants most, in just seven days.
Made for families
A heartfelt, uplifting story for audiences of every age, in the spirit of Wonder and Lion.
India and the world
Rooted in India’s vibrant culture, with appeal for audiences in India, the diaspora, the US and Europe.
Comparable films
Proven returns for stories like this
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
A child of the Mumbai slums dreams big, and the world falls in love with him.
$14Mbudget$384Mworldwide27×return
Lion
2016
A lost Indian boy’s journey, told with heart, became a global hit.
$12Mbudget$149Mworldwide12×return
Wonder
2017
An uplifting family film about a child finding their place in the world.
$20Mbudget$310Mworldwide15×return
Secret Superstar
2017
An Indian girl chases a dream her circumstances say she can’t have.
≈$2.3Mbudget≈$154Mworldwide≈65×return
Box office figures are for the films named, from public sources (The Numbers; Secret Superstar figures are approximate, from published estimates). They are not a projection or guarantee of results for Fairy Dress.
Company details
Behind the film
- Production companies
- Mania Entertainment · Talking Lens UK · The Film Co-Operative
- Distribution
- SP Cinecorp
- Producer
- Nuala Quinn-Barton
- Director
- Neha Srivastava
- Writer
- Neha Srivastava
Invest in Fairy Dress
Fairy Dress is in development with The Film Co-Operative, Mania Entertainment and Talking Lens UK. For investment, partnership or distribution enquiries, book a call with producer Nuala Quinn-Barton or email us for the investor package.