Bombay: Our City (हमारा शहर) - 1985

BOMBAY OUR CITY tells the story of the daily battle for survival of the 4 million slum dwellers of Bombay who make up half the city’s population. Although they are Bombay’s workforce – industrial labourers, construction workers, domestic servants – they are often denied city utilities like electricity, sanitation, and water. Many slum-dwellers must also face the constant threat of eviction as city authorities carry out campaigns to “beautify” the city. BOMBAY OUR CITY is an indictment of injustice and misery, and a call to action on the side of the slum-dwellers. Production, Direction, Editing: Anand Patwardhan. Camera: Ranjan Palit, Anand Patwardhan, Pervez Merwanji. Sound: Indrajit Neogy. Editing Assistance: Ramesh Asher, Sanjiv Shah.