Jhalki
2019, Film, 104 min, Drama, Hindi, India, MoviePedia score 66
A lyrical story of lost childhood, against the powerful backdrop of child slavery and human trafficking. It is a heart-rending but inspiring story of a nine-year old street-smart girl, Jhalki, in search of her seven-year old brother, Babu, who is suddenly thrown into an inhuman world of child labor with no respite from a terminally gloomy, dark and depressing workplace. Armed with an intimate folk tale of a tireless sparrow, her own ingenious efforts and her charming presence of mind, Jhalki manages her search and eventually free her brother, along with thousands of other enslaved children caught in this insidious practice, affecting over 200 million children worldwide.
Where to watch in India
- Free on Filmtap
Directed by Brahmanand S. Singh, Tanvi Jain
Cast
- Boman Irani as Kailash Satyarthi
- Tannishtha Chatterjee as Priti Vyas
- Sanjay Suri as DM Sanjay Bhartiya
- Divya Dutta as Sunita Bhartiya
- Shantanu Bhamare as Sanjay Vyas
- Govind Namdeo as RamPrasad
- Yatin Karyekar as Sipahi
- Joy Sengupta as SDM Akhilesh
- Akhilendra Mishra as Chakiya
- Bachan Pachehra as Rahim Chacha
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