Nil Battey Sannata

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.

Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari

Cast: Swara Bhasker, Ratna Pathak Shah, Pankaj Tripathi, Riya Shukla, Sanjay Suri, Vishal Nath, Neha Prajapati, Prashant Tiwari

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