Film
A Tale of Four Cities
1968 · 16m · Documentary
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Overview
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.
Crew
- Khwaja Ahmad AbbasDirector · Producer · Writer
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1968
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 16m
- Genres
- Documentary
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