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Naukar Ki Kameez (1999)

Naukar Ki Kameez poster
Original title
नौकर की कमीज
Directed by
Mani Kaul
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man takes a job as a servant in a wealthy household. His interactions with the family and his own quiet struggles reveal the class divide in Indian society.

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What happens

Naukar Ki Kameez (The Servant's Shirt) is a 1999 Hindi film based on Vinod Kumar Shukla's novel of the same name. It was directed by Mani Kaul and starred Pankaj Sudhir Mishra, Anu Joseph and Om Prakash Dwivedi. The film was released on 30 September 1999 in Netherlands. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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