, directed by Hansal Mehta, is a poignant Indian drama that explores the crushing weight of the urban dream. A remake of the British-Filipino film Metro Manila , it masterfully translates the universal theme of migration and survival into the gritty context of modern Mumbai. The Narrative of Survival
While Metro Manila is a tighter thriller, Citylights is a more emotional tragedy. Mehta adds an extra 20 minutes of runtime focusing purely on the family’s struggle to find a toilet or electricity—something wholly relatable to the Indian audience. citylights -2014-
The film is a scathing critique of the narrative. It asks: Is a city truly developed if it crushes the poor who build it? Deepak is an ex-soldier who defended the nation, yet the nation’s commercial capital sees him as vermin. His wife works in a garment factory stitching expensive clothes she will never wear. The irony is as thick as the Mumbai smog. , directed by Hansal Mehta, is a poignant
Released on May 30, 2014, CityLights is a poignant Hindi-language social drama directed by Hansal Mehta. It is an official adaptation of the 2013 British-Filipino film Metro Manila Core Narrative Mehta adds an extra 20 minutes of runtime
Do not watch Citylights (2014) if you want entertainment. Watch it if you want transformation. It is a film that stays with you—not as pleasant memory, but as a splinter in your conscience. Hansal Mehta directs with a scalpel, Rajkummar Rao acts with a bleeding heart, and the "citylights" flicker ominously in the background, a constant reminder that for some, the city is not a home; it is a labyrinth without an exit.
Blank For.ms—comprised of Arnt O. (Dreamers of the Ghetto), Jesse B., and Jake B. (Cars & Trains)—were crafting something distinct. Their debut album Drugs , released in October 2014 on the Bad Animals label, was not a collection of singles, but a cohesive atmospheric journey. It was music made for headphones, for long drives, and for staring at rain-streaked windows.