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Nil Battey Sannata, released internationally as The New Classmate, is a 2015 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari in her feature debut. Produced by Aanand L. Rai, Ajay Rai, and Alan McAlex under the banners of Colour Yellow Productions and JAR Pictures, the film was co-written by Iyer, Neeraj Singh, Pranjal Choudhary, and Nitesh Tiwari. Swara Bhaskar starred as Chanda Sahay, a high-school drop-out household maid and single mother of a sullen young girl named Apeksha, played by Ria Shukla. The film's theme is a person's right to dream and change their lives, irrespective of social status.
Original Release
04/22/2015
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Riya Shukla | Apeksha Sahay / Appu |
| Ratna Pathak Shah | Dr. Diwan |
| Pankaj Tripathi | Principal Shrivastava |
| Vishal Nath | Amar |
| Neha Prajapati | Sweety |
| Prashant Tiwari | Pintu |
| Sanjay Suri | District Collector |
| Aditi Tailang | Grown up Appu |
| Ganesh Kumar | Hindi teacher |
| R.C. Pathak | Factory Manager |
Directors
Writers
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Nitesh Tiwari, Neeraj Singh, Pranjal Choudhary
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Riya Shukla | Apeksha Sahay / Appu |
| Ratna Pathak Shah | Dr. Diwan |
| Pankaj Tripathi | Principal Shrivastava |
| Vishal Nath | Amar |
| Neha Prajapati | Sweety |
| Prashant Tiwari | Pintu |
| Sanjay Suri | District Collector |
| Aditi Tailang | Grown up Appu |
| Ganesh Kumar | Hindi teacher |
| R.C. Pathak | Factory Manager |
| Demetri Fields | Chanda Sahay |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Shashikant Sinha | Executive Producer |
| Nitesh Tiwari | Producer |
| Vishesh Agrawal | Producer |
| Rakesh Bhagwani | Producer |
| Pankaj Gupta | Producer |
| Kanupriya | Producer |
| Madhav Roy Kapur | Producer |
| Alan McAlex | Producer |
| Amit Mehta | Producer |
| Aanand L. Rai | Producer |
| Ajay Rai | Producer |
| Vishal Saheta | Producer |
| Himanshu Sharma | Producer |
| Sanjay Shetty | Producer |
| Akshay Thakker | Producer |
| Rati Shankar Tripathi | Producer |
