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Nil Battey Sannata
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Nil Battey Sannata

2016-04-22 · 100 min · ★ 7.3

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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Directors
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Production companies
Colour Yellow Productions, Jar Pictures, Opticus, Sandman Pictures
Countries
India
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 960,000

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Swara BhaskerSwara BhaskerChanda Sahay
Ratna Pathak ShahRatna Pathak ShahDr. Diwan
Pankaj TripathiPankaj TripathiPrincipal Shrivastava
Riya ShuklaRiya ShuklaApeksha Sahay
Sanjay SuriSanjay SuriDistrict Collector
Vishal NathAmar
Neha PrajapatiSweety
Prashant TiwariPintu

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