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Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Ashwiny Iyer TiwariDirector
- Pranjal ChoudharyScreenplay
- Neeraj SinghScreenplay
- Ashwiny Iyer TiwariScreenplay
- Nitesh TiwariScreenplay
Cast
- Swara BhaskerChanda Sahay
- Ratna Pathak ShahDr. Diwan
- Pankaj TripathiPrincipal Shrivastava
- Riya ShuklaApeksha Sahay
- Sanjay SuriDistrict Collector
- Vishal NathAmar
- Neha PrajapatiSweety
- Prashant TiwariPintu
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Themes
daughterindiafamilywoman directorback to schoolmaths