Follows a handful of people as they try to find success in the poverty-stricken settlement of Annawadi, which exists in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport in India. Examines the struggles these people overcome on the way to fulfilling their dreams and examines how their experiences reflect on the ongoing transformation of the country as a whole.
Content Note
Prologue : between roses -- Undercitizens. Annawadi -- Asha -- Sunil -- Manju -- The business of burning. Ghost house -- The hole she called a window -- The come-apart -- The master -- A little wildness. Marquee effect -- Parrots, caught and sold -- Proper sleep -- Up and out. Nine nights of dance -- Something shining -- The trial -- Ice -- Black and white -- A school, a hospital, a cricket field.