Beast

A non-binary South Asian teenager uses bharatanatyam dance to explore their gender identity.

Cast

Meghana Murthy

as Rani

Aparna Shankar

as Kali Maa

Qurrat Ann Kadwani

as Sarita

Indika Senanayake

as Meena

Uma Paranjpe

as Shilpa

Gita Rash

as Pooja Aunty

Zach Eisenberg

as Audition Assistant

Meenakshi Girish

as Opening Voiceover (voice)

Asmaa Amadou

as Bystander

David Paul Kidder

as Judge 1

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