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Bombay Calling

Bombay Calling

2006 filmBombay CallingBombay Calling promotional posterDirected byBen Addelman, Samir MallalWritten byBen Addelman, Samir MallalProduced byAdam SymanskyCinematographyBen AddelmanSamir MallalEdited byHannele HalmMusic byRamachandra Borcar, LCD Soundsystem, Bombay Rockers, DJ AqueelDistributed byNational Film Board of CanadaRelease date August 22, 2006 (2006-08-22) (Limited) Running time72 mins.LanguageEnglish Bombay Calling is a 2006 feature documentary film directed by Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada which follows the journey of Kaz Lalani, the pioneer of Call Centre Outsourcing. Bombay Calling chronicles the lives of young call center workers in Bombay (presently Mumbai) India. Synopsis Bombay Calling delves into the lives of a group of young Indians working outsourced jobs at a call center in Bombay. Without focusing too much on the politics, it profiles several characters as they train for and attempt to sell phone services to clients in the UK. The film shows both sides of the impact of globalization on India - the economic benefits, but also the break with tradition and loss of innocence the characters face. By the end of the film,