MIRA NAIR | INDIA | 1988 | 113 MIN | NR | HINDI, ENGLISH
Before directing classics like MISSISSIPPI MASALA and MONSOON WEDDING, Mira Nair sought to capture the grounded reality of the many children that call the lively streets of Bombay home through the eyes of a young girl.
Cast: Shafiq Syed, Raghuvir Yadav, Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's The DEBUTantes series.
At the dawn of the 20th century, Alice Guy Blaché and Lois Weber, along with many uncredited women, contributed to the evolving art and technology of film. We honor their legacy and continuing quest for gender parity in cinema by presenting select debuts from some of contemporary cinema’s most daring voices.
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