12 Aug 1998
Megacities
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.
Ghar Mein Shehar Hona
via print and film, love and music, state propaganda and people's archives, five-year plans and Emergency.
via print and film, love and music, state propaganda and people's archives, five-year plans and Emergency.
1h 45min
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