Bombay: Our City

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Bombay: Our City
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Directed by Anand Patwardhan
CinematographyRanjan Palit, Anand Patwardhan, Pervez Merwanji
Edited byAnand Patwardhan, Ramesh Asher, Sanjiv Shah
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi

Bombay: Our City (Hamara Sahar) is a 1985 Indian documentary film directed by Anand Patwardhan. The film story based on daily battle for survival of the 4 million slum dwellers of Bombay who make up half the city's population, [1] and also focuses on the slum demolitions in the early 1980s especially the slaughterhouse slums next to the railway tracks in Bandra West. [2] The film produced by the Ramesh Asher and Sanjiv Shah. [3] The film was released on 7 June 1985. [4]

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  2. Virani, Sabah (29 June 2024). "Anand Patwardhan: Demolitions continue because the city makes space only for the wealthy". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. "Bombay: Our City".
  4. "Hamara Shahar - Bombay, Our City Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". The Times of India.
  5. "National Awards 1985 Winners". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. "1986". Cinéma du réel Archives. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. "Filmfare Awards 1986 Winners". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 11 February 2025.