Pinki Sonkar, an Indian school girl who shot to fame in an Oscar-winning documentary, has revealed her anger and heartbreak that it did not help her escape a life of crushing poverty.
Smile Pinki, a 2008 film which depicted the story of Pinki and Ghutaru, who received corrective surgery for cleft lips, won in the best documentary category in Oscars 2009. Grappling with extreme poverty, Pinki, now 21, feels her Cinderella story has ended