SKIN DEEP (PB)

When combined with youth,
beauty is a heady concoction. It possesses everyone, and everyone wants to
possess it. But can beauty be possessed? A fiery news reporter, Simran went
undercover as a contestant in a pageant to expose the dark underbelly of the beauty
business. But little did she know that she was being used as a pawn in a much
bigger game. A seemingly acquiescent girl, Sania fought against patriarchal
forces within her family and community to fulfil her dream of becoming a
model. A media baron’s daughter, Sunidhi was at a vantage point in life but
she frittered it all away with her entitlement. On the other hand, Shikha,
who came from a humble background, used her body as a currency to get ahead.
In a world that has commoditized femininity and idealized only one body type,
Skin Deep is the story of four girls with diametrically different views about
beauty and how their lives get inextricably enmeshed. They all get a rude
awakening when a shocking incident reveals how the big bad world of ‘glamour
in the buds’ breeds cradle snatchers, who are ready to devour anything.
Inspired by true incidents, Skin Deep shines a light on the ugly truth behind
the facade of beauty and glamour…