Mira Nair's path breaking film on lives of street children in the big bad city of Mumbai. On completing 25 years, the film was recently re-released by PVR Pictures at an star studded event in Mumbai. Some of the cast and crew of the film were present along with other celebrities.

The film was lauded worldwide for its realistic story telling. Several street children were used to play pivotal roles in the film. It also featured Nana Patekar, Anita Kanwar and Irrfan Khan.

The film narrated the story of Chaipur who comes to Mumbai in search of a job and how he gets engulfed in the dark underbelly of the society that exists in the city.

Also seen at the event were: Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Actress Richa Chaddha, Raghuvir Yadav, who had played drug peddler 'Chillum', Director Onir, Mira Nair, Sandhya Mridul, Actor Sanjay Suri.Updated March 18, 2013