Nashebaaz

Nashebaaz (2016)

A documentary which explores the poignant, painful and in-depth life of the roadside drug abusers of Delhi, who are also considered as dangerous, untouchables and menace to the society.

Date of release
2016-07-29
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 7m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Dheeraj Sharma

Interesting facts

Nashebaaz: The Dying People of Delhi is 2016 Documentary film that was directed by Dheeraj Sharma. It surveys the lives of homeless drug and substance abusers in Delhi. The roadside drug abusers that are called as Smakia and are often considered untouchable and nuisance to the society. This film took five years to be completed and had its premiere in Serbia in 2016. In 2017, a clip from the film became popular, later becoming an internet meme.

Background

Nashebaaz explores the problem of drug addiction in homeless people in Delhi that has been overlooked for several years. People visit Delhi in search of work and a better life, but when they are unable to find work they end up living on the streets. They are eventually introduced to some highly addictive drugs like heroin, pharmaceutical drugs and inhalant drugs. And as a form of escapism they are entrapped into the quagmire of drug addiction.

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