12 April,2021 01:23 PM IST | Mumbai | BrandMedia
Navya Singh
Anson Thomas has rescued over 800 girls from Kamathipura, Calcutta, Pune, and Delhi and was also awarded the Real Heroes Award by CNN-IBN in 2009. His heartfelt intention to rescue young girls trapped in the clunches of brothels and girl trafficking can be seen close and real in the biopic of Anson Thomas called "Pledge to Protect". Anson Thomas was chased to death several times in the red light area against his rescue mission by the brothel business owner, however, he struggled, strived, and prevailed all odds. This biopic is not just his life story, but also his own pledge to protect the insecure, exploited women in every dark corner and some ugly women lynching streets of India that Anson Thomas is on the mission to clean. Through this movie, Anson Thomas wants to ensure that the pledge is sworn by every man and women in each Indian household to ensure Women upliftment, not just in the educated strata but also in the filthy corners of India, where women are treated as a source of enjoyment by crocked exploiters of the society.
This movie is about the true struggles of Anson Thomas, his failure and successes in the rescue mission, his encounters with death, traps laid by the brothel house dealers, and the misery and flight of these 800 girls that he rescued so far all across India. The movie is a Sports mission film and has glamorous scenes by model turn actor and item dance song as a highlight of the movie performed by Transqueen Model Navya Singh. Navya was selected after a very stringent audition for this role. Her intense performance can be seen in her bold dialogues in the film. Her sensitive approach to the misery scenes and glamourous looks in the sizzling dance number is making her climb the ladder in Bollywood at a quite fast pace. This is Navya's first item number performance in the Bollywood industry with a very serious and sensitive story life of rescuing several girls caught in a plightful situation. Navya has done a perfect balance of glamour and sensitivity in several scenes in the movie and the audience is looking forward to seeing this fiery combination of her talent.
The Movie also has Standup comedy star turn actor Sunil Pal along with the "Exploitation-free India" visionary Mr. Anson Thomas himself in his biopic "Pledge to Protect". Navya Singh says," It takes a lot of courage to be a part of such an intense story and to deliver a role which is highly demanding in terms of serious expressions, emotional shots, glamourous moves for the item song, bold dialogue delivery, this movie is a complete package of action, drama, glamour and most importantly, it's a true story that audience will love to watch and connect with the pain of the girls trapped in the profession of prostitution and their rescue mission will give goosebumps to the audience"