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Hindi film directed by

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, based on the plight of immigrant workers in urban India, starring Shabana Azmi, Nana Patekar and

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in lead roles. The film was a part of the Indian Panorama at the

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. It was awarded the Best Jury and Most Popular film award at Rencontres Cinematographiques.

Cast

* Shabana Azmi * Nana Patekar * Rizwan Shaikh *

* Raghuvir Yadav *

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* Sayaji Shinde * Rajshree Sawant * Achyut Potdar * Prashant Subhedar * Jayamala Inamdar *

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* Jairaj Nayar * Vijay Parulkar * Riju Bajaj * Anil Bhagwat

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