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Quick Info

Rating

7.2/10

Release2016

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$960,000

Production

Colour Yellow Productions

Jar Pictures

Opticus

Sandman Pictures

Movie

Nil Battey Sannata

2016

1h 40m

7.2

Drama

Family

Synopsis

Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong decision: she will herself go back to school, and even join the class of her daughter.

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