A Tale of Four Cities

A Tale of Four Cities

Movie 1968-01-01 16m Documentary
★ 7.0 / 10 · 1 votes

In "Char Shaher Ek Kahani" (1968), K.A. Abbas contrasts official images of India’s industrial progress with stark footage of urban poverty and Bombay’s red-light district. The 16-minute documentary became a landmark censorship case after the Central Board of Film Certification objected to its depiction of prostitution, leading Abbas to successfully challenge the decision in the Supreme Court.

Status
Released
Released
1968-01-01
Runtime
16m
Studio
Naya Sansar
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Links
IMDb, Letterboxd
Director
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
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