Dharavi

Dharavi

Dharavi

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Dharavi

1991

1h 51m

6.3(3 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

The film follows a scrappy taxi driver's fortunes as he tries to break out from the clutches of poverty, devising plans and investing all his money in a dubious schemes which eventually blow out on him, coming under the eye of unscrupulous politician and local goons, yet he still perseveres for his dreams.

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Production Companies

National Film Development Corporation of India

Doordarshan

Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

शबाना आज़मी

Kumud

शबाना आज़मी

Acting

Om Puri

Raj Karan Yadav

Om Puri

Acting

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

Acting

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Acting

Raghubir Yadav

Chandu

Raghubir Yadav

Acting

Mushtaq Khan

Shankar

Mushtaq Khan

Acting

Anjana Mumtaz

Amma

Anjana Mumtaz

Acting

Chandu Parkhi

Pareshan

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Acting

Deepak Qazir

Chaurasia

Deepak Qazir

Acting

Veerendra Saxena

Chaskar

Veerendra Saxena

Acting

Pramod Bala

Mother

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Acting

Satish Khopkar

Dada Sarkar

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Acting

Shakti Singh

Unknown Role

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Acting

S. Ram Kumar

Unknown Role

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Acting

Raju Bernad

Unknown Role

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Acting

Akhilendra Mishra

Unknown Role

Akhilendra Mishra

Directing

Rajesh Singh

Unknown Role

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