'Deshdrohi' - on Mumbai anti-immigrant violence

Violent confrontations between immigrants and locals in Mumbai, signs of the problems arising from unequal economic growth, are the focus of a new film about the hardships of immigrant life.

'Deshdrohi', or 'Traitor', tries to make sense of the conflict that experts say is a sign of the strains that inequality is placing on India as some areas enjoy an economic boom and others are left behind.

Anti-immigrant tensions have simmered over the years in Mumbai as thousands from the countryside and small towns arrived in India's most cosmopolitan city seeking to eke out a living as taxi drivers or menial jobs like laundrymen.

Many locals have resented the deluge, and a few politicians have made capital out of it.

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