City of dreams /
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...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Language Notes: | This edition in Hindi with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
Honolulu, HI :
Asia Pacific Films,
1991.
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| Series: | Asian film online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013). 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. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (112 min.)). |
| Playing Time: | 01:51:34 |