Summaries

Amma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband, the trio flee, but the husband is shot dead by the police. Amma re-locates to a shanty slum near Dharavi, Bombay, where Benwa grows up and shines shoes for a living. Amma is sexually active with Looka, a hoodlum and extortionist who shows up once in while, and also has a steady relationship with trucker, Anna. Both Looka and Anna are unaware of each other. Looka gets Benwa married to Amli from a nearby slum & Anna gets Amma a much better shelter. All seems to be going well until the Police come looking for an injured Looka, when he robs a pharmacy in order to get medicines for himself. Watch what happens when the Police arrive and find a visibly pregnant Amma with Looka, and the impact this will have on her relationship with Anna.—rAjOo ([email protected])

Details

Keywords
  • truck driver
  • infanticide
  • slum
  • bootlegger
  • shoe shiner
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Apr 16, 1981
Countries of origin India
Language Hindi
Production companies Neo Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 2h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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