Gharaonda 19773/17/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() The initial euphoria does not last long as the builder flees with the money leaving all dreams shattered. In the hope of a rising career graph and the riches it would bring along, the duo invest their savings and hopes in a match box “Flat” taking shape in the concrete promise of a “builder” – the supreme entity selling dream abodes in the big city. He is all alone with his roommates in a dingy lodge she shares the responsibility of her younger sibling with her elder brother and sister-in-law. ![]() Hero and heroine, both members of the bourgeoisie, work for the same establishment run by an ageing widower who openly nourishes a soft corner for her. A moving story of a starry-eyed couple braving all odds to own a dwelling place in the bustling metropolis caught immediate resonance in the hearts of all those who fight similar demons in real life. If there was one film that depicted the monumental import of housing in Mumbai, it was Bhimsain’s Hindi film Gharonda (The Dwelling), released way back in 1977. ![]()
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