MovieDocumentary
A Tale of Four Cities
7.0(1)19680h 16m
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.
- Director
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Writers
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
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Directing
- Khwaja Ahmad AbbasDirector
Writing
- Khwaja Ahmad AbbasWriter
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- Khwaja Ahmad AbbasProducer