this movie be a must see . it show poverty with a humanistic approach in 1953 india . i go to calcutta in 1999 and people still ride on human rickshaw ( a person run barefoot on street while pull the rickshaw for few cent ) . it be a very sad . it be heart break . in this movie get to see a common man problem and how he or she deal with it . it show how corrupt the rich be and use the poor for their own mean . this be how a 1/3 of india life in today hi tech india . this be how people be suffer with all the economic boom india have . this be how people live in today independent and free india . this movie be a must see .