Gaman
Gaman Hindi , EnglishDeparture is a Bollywood film released in 1978. It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to make the successful film Umrao Jaan 1981. The film deals with the issue of futility of urban migration, using the story of migrant from Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai, tries to find with foothold in his new life as a taxi driver.
In order to improve their lifestyle, village near Badaun, based Ghulam Hasan Farooq Shaikh decides to relocate to Bombay, on the insistence of his close friend Lalulal Tiwari Jalal Agha. He leaves behind his ailing mother and wife Smita Patil. Lalulal helps him get a job cleaning taxis. Ghulam subsequently learns how to drive, and is hired to drive a taxi. In spite of his best efforts, he is unable to save enough money to visit Lucknow.Lalulal has problems of his own, in spite of being settled in Bombay for several years. Having a sweetheart, Yashodra Gita Siddharth, he is unable to even rent a decent apartment, and lives in a shanty tenement, which is slated to be demolished by the Bombay Municipal Corporation. ........
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