Feb 02 2024 to Feb 02 2024 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

75 min | Hindi, English, Tamil and Marathi with English subtitles | India | 1985

Production, Direction, Editing: Anand Patwardhan

Bombay Our City tells the story of the daily battle for survival of the 4 million slum dwellers of Bombay who make up half the city’s population. Although they are Bombay’s workforce – industrial labourers, construction workers, domestic servants – they are often denied city utilities like electricity, sanitation, and water.

Many slum dwellers must also face the constant threat of eviction as city authorities carry out campaigns to “beautify” the city.

Bombay Our City is an indictment of injustice and misery, and a call to action on the side of the slumdwellers.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Anand Patwardhan and writer, Janaki Nair. A Q&A with the audience will follow.

This is the third film in our three day retrospective of Anand Patwardhan’s work.