City of dreams [electronic resource] / directed by Sudhir Mishra
- Author
- Mishra, Sudhir
- Additional Titles
- Original title: Dharavi
- Published
- Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 1991.
- Physical Description
- 1 streaming video file (112 min.).
- Additional Creators
- Azmi, Shabana, 1950-, Bala, Pramod, and Dixit, Madhuri
Access Online
- Series
- Language Note
- This edition in Hindi with English subtitles.
- 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.
- Subject(s)
- Duration
- ["01:51:34"]
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013).
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS. - Other Forms
- Previously released as DVD.
- Reproduction Note
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2013. (Asian film online). Available via World Wide Web.
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