Shehar Aur Sapna
Dilip Raj Nana Palsikar David
It was based on Abbass own story, One Thousand Nights on a Bed of Stones, which describes the struggle in the life of pavement dwellers in the backdrop of rapid industrialization. The theme of the film signified a marked departure from the films, made in 1950s, the opening decade of independent India, as by now the euphoria seen the films like, Naya Daur 1957 and Boot Polish 1954, had been replaced by realism and death of economic idealism. This was also seen in later films like Roti Kapda Aur Makaan 1974 and Mani Kauls Uski Roti 1969, as industrialization didnt turn out to be a boon for the masses as promised.Abbas used his own experiences of sleeping on the footpath at one point in his life, as he had used in his three other films. To prepared for shooting the city figuratively, he walked about the city under all weathers, to be able to recreated the settings to match the emotional landscape of the film. Though most shot was shot outdoors, in Mumbai slums and roads, on a shoestring budget, for crucial scenes, the cylindrical drainpipes were carried to the studios to recreate life of the urban poor indoors, complete with slums, hutments by the railway line. ........
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