Nil Battey Sannata
Apr 22 2016
•2h 40m
•Drama, Family
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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Swara Bhasker
Chanda Sahay
Ratna Pathak Shah
Dr. Diwan
Pankaj Tripathi
Principal Shrivastava
Riya Shukla
Apeksha Sahay
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