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National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

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2015•3h 20m

India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he’s as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a ‘first-class person’, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum’s first female graduate. But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum-dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighbourhood.

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Photo of Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Zehrunisa Husain

Photo of Vincent Ebrahim

Vincent Ebrahim

Photo of Sartaj Garewal

Sartaj Garewal

Mahadeo Waghekar

Photo of Muzz Khan

Muzz Khan

Photo of Ranjit Krishnamma

Ranjit Krishnamma

Raja Kamble

Photo of Hiran Abeysekera

Hiran Abeysekera

Sunil Sharma

Photo of Esh Alladi

Esh Alladi

Esh Alladi: Guard at Dongri, Defender

Photo of Nathalie Armin

Nathalie Armin

Photo of Mariam Haque

Mariam Haque

Photo of Thusitha Jayasundera

Thusitha Jayasundera

Photo of Nikita Mehta

Nikita Mehta

Photo of Anjli Mohindra

Anjli Mohindra

Photo of Ronak Patani

Ronak Patani

Photo of Anneika Rose

Anneika Rose

Photo of Joplin Sibtain

Joplin Sibtain

Sub-Inspector Shankar, Prosecutor

Photo of Gavi Singh Chera

Gavi Singh Chera

Rahul Waghekar

Photo of Anjana Vasan

Anjana Vasan

Manju Waghekar

Photo of Assad Zaman

Assad Zaman

Deepak Rai

Photo of Shane Zaza

Shane Zaza

Abdul Husain

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