The New Classmate

– Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, l..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
Original Name:
Nil Battey Sannata
The New Classmate (2015) - Also known as Nil Battey Sannata

Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong decision: she will herself go back to school, and even join the class of her daughter.

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The New Classmate (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Apr 2016

Language:

Hindi

Director:

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari

Writer:

Nitesh Tiwari (story), Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (screenplay & dialogue), Neeraj Singh (screenplay & dialogue), Pranjal Choudhary (screenplay & dialogue), Nitesh Tiwari (screenplay & dialogue)

Main Actors:

Swara Bhaskar, Ratna Pathak Shah, Riya Shukla, Pankaj Tripathi

Plot:

Appu is a class 10th student and is giving up on studies, because she knows her mother will not be able to provide for her higher studies. Her mother tries hard and even enrolled her for maths tuition but Appu thinks only children of rich parents become doctors or engineers and believes she'll end up being a maid too like her mother. But one day her mother gets a chance to continue her Education..

Awards:

2 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.4/10