MUMBAI: Megan Mylan, who won the Oscar earlier this year for the short film Smile Pinki based on treatment given to Indian children with cleft lip deformity, is coming to India next week on a five-city tour to celebrate her victory.

The film was made by her for the non-governmental international organisation Smile Train.

During her tour, Megan will share the Indian story with audiences across the country and help thousands of children across India suffering with clefts. The film is a celebration of Indians helping Indians and the work of the Smile Train.

Director Megan Mylan, along with the children profiled in the film and the surgeon Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh, will tour with the film. They will travel to Mumbai on 1 October, Chennai (6th), Bangalore (7th), Delhi (8th), and Varanasi (9th).

The journey kicks-off in Mumbai with a star-studded red carpet premiere. It will conclude in Varanasi, the sacred city where it was filmed. Each city will have a premiere event followed by a special one-week engagement open to the public.