City of Joy

City of Joy

City of Joy is a 1985 novel by Dominique Lapierre. It was adapted into film by Roland Joffé in 1992. Calcutta is nicknamed "the City of Joy" after this novel, although the slum was based on an area in its twin city of Howrah.

Genre: Drama
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins, Shabana Azmi
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
53%
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PG-13
Year:
1992
132
3,939 Views

Hasari Pal:
All that is not given is lost.

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If the journey is not what you expected, do not be surprised.

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Godfather has more eyes than a pineapple!

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The gods have not made it easy to be a human being.

Max Lowe:
No they haven't. But I guess that's why it feels so goddamn wonderful to beat the odds.

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