Bhumi Shah is a 24-year-old business graduate who speaks three languages – she is a modern woman with many opportunities, yet she has decided to reject modern society to become a Jain nun. Her final ritual demands extreme self sacrifice as every hair on her head is plucked out by hand.

NOMINATED: RTS Award, ‘Excellence in Documentary’

  • Zoe Davis, BFE
  • BBC Studios | BBC Two
  • Simon Bell
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