The Portrayal of Poverty in Indian Regional Cinema

Mother India is a Hindi film, while Slumdog Millionaire, City of Joy, and Salaam Bombay! are all regional films.

Nagarjuna is set in an urban area, while Pather Panchali, Do Bigha Zamin, and Shwaas are all set in rural areas.

Shwaas is a color film, while Pather Panchali, Nagarjuna, and Do Bigha Zamin are all black-and-white films.

Shwaas is not a neo-realist film, while Pather Panchali, Nagarjuna, and Do Bigha Zamin are all neo-realist films.

Pather Panchali is not a social realist film, while Nagarjuna, Do Bigha Zamin, and Shwaas are all social realist films.

Do Bigha Zamin is not a film about the urban poor, while Nagarjuna, Shwaas, and Salaam Bombay! are all films about the urban poor.

Nagarjuna is not a film about the rural poor, while Pather Panchali, Do Bigha Zamin, and Mother India are all films about the rural poor.

Pather Panchali is not a film about the working class, while Nagarjuna, Do Bigha Zamin, and Salaam Bombay! are all films about the working class.

Nagarjuna is not a film about the peasantry, while Pather Panchali, Do Bigha Zamin, and Mother India are all films about the peasantry.

Do Bigha Zamin is not a film about the slums, while Nagarjuna, Shwaas, and Salaam Bombay! are all films about the slums.

Do Bigha Zamin is not a film about the street children, while Nagarjuna, Shwaas, and Salaam Bombay! are all films about the street children.

Pather Panchali is not a film about the bonded labor, while Nagarjuna, Do Bigha Zamin, and Mother India are all films about the bonded labor.

Mother India is not a film about the child labor, while Pather Panchali, Nagarjuna, and Do Bigha Zamin are all films about the child labor.

Nagarjuna is not a film about the women's poverty, while Pather Panchali, Do Bigha Zamin, and Mother India are all films about the women's poverty.

Pather Panchali is not a film about the caste poverty, while Nagarjuna, Do Bigha Zamin, and Mother India are all films about the caste poverty.