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Jhalki
Jhalki

Jhalki

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

27 September 2019

Country

Cast

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Boman Irani

Boman Irani

Divya Dutta

Divya Dutta

Sanjay Suri

Sanjay Suri

Yatin Karyekar

Yatin Karyekar

Akhilendra Mishra

Akhilendra Mishra

Govind Namdeo

Govind Namdeo

Joy Sengupta

Joy Sengupta

Shantanu Bhamare

Shantanu Bhamare

Actor

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