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Pearl of the Desert

Pearl of the Desert

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 19, 2019

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Maru ro Moti

Production Companies

Seesaw Pictures

Director

Pushpendra Singh

Description

Moti Khan, a musically gifted child from the lower caste Muslim Manganiyars of the Thar Desert, is forced to sing and play music for their ancestral patrons in order to survive, even though he finds it humiliating. Sattar, his father, wants Moti to study and make a career outside music. But Moti aspires to be a successful singer so that he is treated respectfully. He leaves his village behind and sets out on a journey to discover his music.