City of Gold - Mumbai 1982: Ek Ankahee Kahani (2010)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 25 mins

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Today, there is hardly anyone who hasn't visited the swanky shopping malls, nightclubs, lounge bars, clubs and other such lifestyle destinations that sprung up across the centre of Mumbai. However, very few know that buried deep below these glittering edifices to consumerism lies the dark, dirty and painful reality of many thousands of mill workers who once worked the cotton mills in this very same area. Rising and toiling to the wail of the mill sirens each and every day, seven days a week, these workers embodied the true unbridled zeal and unflagging spirit of the city and played a pivotal role in the evolution of Mumbai as the modern day business capital of India. And then it suddenly was as if they never existed. Following the mill workers strike in the mid-80s, these mills began closing down rapidly and the mill-workers mysteriously disappeared. What happened to them, and where they went is one of the most shameful secrets that the city of Mumbai will have to bear for generations, one that until now has always been spoken about in hushed whispers. City of Gold - the story of these long-forgotten masses - not only explores the apathy of these mill workers narrated through the story of one such family, but is also a take-no-prisoners account of the birth of the true underbelly of organized crime in Mumbai. The film traces the birth of the politics of greed in Mumbai and exposes the unholy collusion between the triumvirate of big business, the political establishment and the trade union leaders who ostensibly were charged with protecting the rights of the mill workers. In the two decades that followed, the entire landscape of Central Mumbai was changed forever. Land became the currency of growth, and this began the systematic extinction of mills in Mumbai. In a matter of just a few years, hundreds of thousands of workers lost their means of livelihood. Truth... as is said, is stranger than fiction. But the truth that the film uncovers is not just stranger but darker and dirtier than any mind has ever imagined.

Cast: Sachin Khedekar, Seema Biswas

Crew: Mahesh Manjrekar (Director), V Ajith Reddy (Director of Photography), Ajit Parab (Music Director), Vidyadhar Bhave (Music Director)

Rating: U/A (India)

Genres: Crime, Drama

Release Dates: 23 Apr 2010 (India)

Hindi Name: सिटी ऑफ़ गोल्ड- मुंबई 1982: एक अनकही कहानी

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Did you know? The film is adapted from Jayant Pawar's Marathi play, Adhantar. Read More
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as Arvind Rane
as Lakshmi G. Dhuri / Aai
as Giri Dhuri / Baba
as Mansi
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as Parshya Bhai
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as Mami
as Khetaan
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as Shalu / Naru's girlfriend
as Anna G. Dhuri
as Ganesh 'Ganya' G. Rahate / Speedbreaker
as Manju G. Dhuri / Manju A. Rane

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Spoken Languages:
English, Marathi
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1, 2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
The film is adapted from Jayant Pawar's Marathi play, Adhantar.

The movie marks Karan Patel's film debut.

The film was initially titled Big Bazaar.