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Dharavi (City of Dreams) is a 1992 Hindi film, directed and written by Sudhir Mishra.

Dharavi
Movie poster
Directed by	Sudhir Mishra
Written by	Sudhir Mishra
Produced by	NFDC Doordarshan
Starring	Shabana Azmi Om Puri Madhuri Dixit Anil Kapoor
Cinematography	Rajesh Joshi
Edited by	Renu Saluja
Music by	Rajat Dholakia
Distributed by	Doordarshan
Release date	9 April 1992 (1992-04-09) (India)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	3 crore

The film was a joint NFDC-Doordarshan production[1] and went on to winning many awards in the following year, including the 1992 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The film was also invited at the London Film Festival, Mannheim International Film Festival and Festival 3 Continents Nantes in 1992.[2]

The film stars Shabana Azmi and Om Puri in lead roles, and is set amidst the backdrop of India's largest slums, Dharavi.[3]

Plot

Raj Karan Yadav (Om Puri) is a scrappy taxi driver, who somehow scrapes a living in the big metropolis of Bombay, driving a taxi every day. He lives in a one-room tenement with his wife (Shabana Azmi) in Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, where the film is set. The film follows his fortunes as he tries to break out from the clutches of poverty, devising plans and investing all his money in a dubious schemes which eventually blow out on him, coming under the eye of unscrupulous politician and local goons, yet his dreams continue.[4]

Cast

• Shabana Azmi
• Om Puri as Raj Karan Yadav
• Raghuvir Yadav
• Madhuri Dixit
• Anil Kapoor
• Virendra Saxena
• Akhilendra Mishra
• Shakti Singh

Awards

• 1992 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
• 1992 National Film Award for Best Music Direction: Rajat Dholakia
• 1992 National Film Award for Best Editing: Renu Saluja

References

External links

• Dharavi at IMDb
• Dharavi at NY Times
• Sudhir Mishra comments on his films

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