Man Versus Man

Man Versus Man

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1981

Runtime

0h 19m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Man Versus Man

Production Companies

Film & Television Institute of India

Director

Shashi Anand

Description

Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State Government in 1981. This would rob over 100,000 people of a living. The film analyzes the critical situation, and on the basis of concrete facts and figures, questions whether such a step would be fruitful at all. The image of a man pulling a man is a depressing and a negative one - but not more negative than that of the image of a man going without food.