While Walking Through This City / Iss Shahar Mein Chalte Hue

Amartya Ray

2024 / 8 minutes
India
Hindi with English Subtitles

Through the dug-up streets of suburban Mumbai, migrant salesman Taufique walks every day with a bicycle laden with bread, eggs, and snacks. The film follows him and his colleagues as they move through chawls and gated societies, beneath metro construction sites and through unyielding traffic, revealing a glimpse of a Mumbai where walking is not a choice but a necessity.
Gradually, the film expands into a quiet reflection on urban design and social division, questioning who our cities are truly built for. Along the way, we encounter others like Taufique, walking the city’s streets on journeys marked by labor, resilience, and quiet strength. The film observes their presence as they reclaim agency in a city that so often renders them invisible.