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What’s in it for you and your child?A family lives pay to pay to survive. When the children misplace a pair of shoes, it is impossible to immediately replace them with another pair. How will they attend the school now? How will the parents buy them a new pair? This begins a heart wrenching adventure that showcases the glaring troubles faced by the people who grow up in poverty. This movie teaches children to stay strong as a family unit and also be grateful for what we have.

Moral: love, family, gratefulnessDuration: 2h 4mLanguage: Hindi

Bumm Bumm Bole

What’s in it for you and your child?'In this award-winning adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, 9-year-old orphan Oliver falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and masterminded by the criminal Fagin . When Oliver's intended mark, Mr. Brownlow takes pity on the lad and offers him a home, Fagin's tries to kidnap the boy to keep him from talking. View trailer:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3JHZZG47gc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://bee-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/image/image_1601642124_youtube_logo.jpg"></a>

Moral: Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people in needDuration: 2h 33mLanguage: English

Oliver!(1968)

What’s in it for you and your child?Zohra is buying groceries while her brother Ali is asked to repair her torn shoes when a garbage man takes them away. Ali is apologetic and offers to share his shoes with Zohra as they are too poor to buy a new pair of shoes. Zohra wears the shoes in the morning and rushes back home so Ali can wear the same shoes to his afternoon school. New hurdles come in as Ali’s family is unable to meet the ends and it is only a matter of time till Ali’s shoes wear out. So what happens to the children then? This movie teaches us that we should make the best of what all resources we have and try to be grateful for the same. As Ali, Zohra and their family deal with poverty and all its demons together, children can learn that support and the love of people around us is our true strength.

Moral: hard work, empathy, gratitudeDuration: 1h 29mLanguage: English

Children of Heaven

What’s in it for you and your child?Stanley shares food from Aman’s lunchbox after Stanley’s mother passes away. Stanley’s Hindi teacher Babubhai Verma does not like this and tells Stanley that he cannot attend food until he brings his own food. This slowly brings out the truth of Stanley’s personal life and is a mighty emotional adventure for parents and children both. Stanley’s story and his struggles teaches children to be grateful for what they have and to not be ruthlessly judgemental like Babubhai Verma.

Moral: love, gratefulnessDuration: 1h 36mLanguage: Hindi

Stanley ka Dabba

Friendship

Trust

competition

faith

success

discipline

confidence

struggle

passion

self love

appreciation

motivation

fame

loyalty

strength

happiness

love

Honesty

Family Value

acceptance

hope

repentance

helpfulness

kindness

quality and quantity

risk taker

Forgiveness

pride

Respect

dedication

hard work

Responsibility

anger

Bravery

Courage

sacrifice

balance

Effort

Curiosity

determination

integrity

perseverance

weakness

aggression

learner

justice

hate

Empathy

Gratitude

compassion

caring

equality

tolerance

sharing

jealousy

self worth

failure

Cooperation

greediness

peace

uniqueness

humility

devotion

Patience

commitment

naughty

righteous

luck

smartness

sadness

betrayal

arrogance

harmony

ignorance

Understanding

fear

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