CityLights (2014)

Original title

City Lights

Directed by

Hansal Mehta

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

UA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor farmer moves from Rajasthan to Mumbai with his family to find work. They struggle to survive in the big city and face difficult choices.

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What happens

CityLights is a 2014 Indian drama film directed by Hansal Mehta, starring Rajkummar Rao and actress Patralekha in the lead roles. It is a remake of the BAFTA-nominated British film Metro Manila (2013). The film was presented by Fox Star Studios in association with Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt. The story is about a poor farmer from Rajasthan coming to Mumbai in search of a livelihood. The film was released on 30 May 2014, and won rave reviews from most critics. In spite of releasing on just 350 screens, CityLights became a success due to its low cost of production and consistent collections at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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