Nil Battey Sannata

Nil Battey Sannata

2016 · 100 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Family

Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong decision: she will herself go back to school, and even join the class of her daughter.

Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari · Written by Nitesh Tiwari

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Swara Bhasker Chanda Sahay
Ratna Pathak Shah Dr. Diwan
Pankaj Tripathi Principal Shrivastava
Riya Shukla Apeksha Sahay
Sanjay Suri District Collector
Vishal Nath Amar
Neha Prajapati Sweety
Prashant Tiwari Pintu

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