''City of Pearls: A Tale of Neglected People'' is a 2011
Documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
produced by the Hyderabad chapter of
. The 38-minute documentary captures the paradox between the high-rise buildings, malls, flyovers and the abject poverty and lack of basic amenities in the slums of
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
.
The documentary was released by
Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, Secretary,
Welfare Party of India
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Its first National President was Mujtaba Farooq, and other key leaders were Syed Qasim Ra ...
in a special screening organised at Madina Education Centre, Hyderabad. Muslim intellectuals such as
Hamid Mohammed Khan and leaders from various socio-political class were also present.
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See also
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Dreams Choked
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Pani Pani Re
References
2011 films
Indian documentary films
2011 documentary films
Documentary films about poverty
Films about poverty in India
Films shot in Hyderabad, India
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