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City of dreams / directed by Sudhir Mishra.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Mishra, Sudhir., Director.
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- Hindi
- Subjects (All):
- Taxicab drivers--India--Mumbai--Drama.
- Taxicab drivers.
- Families--India--Mumbai--Drama.
- Families.
- Slums--India--Mumbai--Drama.
- Slums.
- Corruption--India--Mumbai--Drama.
- Corruption.
- Dhārāvi (Mumbai, India)--Economic conditions--Drama.
- Dhārāvi (Mumbai, India).
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 min.).
- Other Title:
- Original title: Dharavi
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 1991.
- Language Note:
- In Hindi.
- Original language in Hindi.
- Summary:
- Rajkaran is a taxi driver in Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia. Fuelled by Bollywood tales of underdogs beating the powers that be, Rajkaran dreams of becoming a factory owner and climbing out of the depths of poverty. Optimistic of his plans to co-invest in a factory with a few fellow slum-dwellers, he calls for his mother to join him in Dharavi. But when things go awry, Rajkaran watches as his dreams and family fall apart. Awards/Festivals: Best Hindi Film, Best Editing & Best Music Direction, National Film Awards, India; London Film Festival; Mannheim International Film Festival; Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes, France.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013).
- OCLC:
- 865004269
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