How can the poor be equal to the rich?

No, the rich are all jokers.

No one is going to help anyone, no one, whether they are bowling or playing cricket or being a politician.

But what about India, which is struggling with massive wealth gaps and income inequalities?

Just like what we did in Singapore, we visited one of the poorest slums in Mumbai to ask the locals.

And this is what they had to say.

Can you tell us where you live?

I live in Bhagatsinagar No. 1, a slum.

Most of the people here are middle-class.

At least half of them are beggars.

They sit on the streets of our area.

There are a lot of poor people in Bhagatsinagar.

There are a lot of poor labourers.

They work and earn their living.

Most of the people here are businessmen.

There are not a lot of servants.

They work and earn their living.

That's how it is here.

There are a lot of people like this.

It's a poor area.

There is no cleanliness here.

There is a drain, which is filled with water.

If it rains heavily, it fills up with water.

Water enters the house.

What else can we do?

There is no facility.

It will break.

They said that they will develop a slum.

But it hasn't happened yet.

It's been at least 35 years.

No, nothing has happened since the flood.

A lot of people used to live in slums.

There used to be a lot of diseases.

There used to be TB.

We used to pray to God.

We used to pray to God.

Nothing would have happened.

What do you do?

I am a wood carpenter.

How much do you earn in a month?

As much as I can.

I earn around Rs.10,000-15,000.

I don't get much.

I get Rs.10,000.

I do a couple of cooking jobs.

I don't have much work.

I have to take care of my children.

My children go to school.

That's all.

I don't work.

My husband works.

I have a small shop.

I run it.

I take care of my children.

How much do you and your husband earn in a month?

We don't earn much.

We earn Rs.15,000.

If we take out some money, we earn around Rs.5,000-6,000.

Are you happy with your earnings?

Yes, I am very happy.

I don't ask for anything from anyone.

I work hard and earn.

That's all.

If you have this much garlic, you can buy anything in the world.

If you have this much wheat, you can buy anything in the world.

If you get Rs.10-15, you have to manage somehow.

If you have lentils and rice, you can have roti.

That's how it is.

When the kids go to school, we don't have books.

We don't have notebooks.

It's very difficult.

Still, we are tolerating it.

Did you see?

There's a bunch of grapes.

How much do you earn in a month?

We earn Rs.9,000.

We earn that twice.

Are you happy with your earnings?

How can I be happy?

There are problems.

We have to be happy.

There are problems.

What can we do?

I drive an auto rickshaw in Shering.

Since the metro was built,

I have driven an auto rickshaw.

We don't get a meter rickshaw.

We charge Rs.10 per seat.

We earn Rs.700-800 a day.

We spend Rs.300 on gas.

We save Rs.500-600.

We earn Rs.9,000-10,000 a month.

We have to pay rent.

We have to pay Rs.3000-4000.

We have to pay the light bill.

The light bill is Rs.700.

We have to pay the water bill.

We have to pay Rs.1200.

How often do you feel that you are short of money?

We are short of money every month.

We are short of fees.

The school was closed for a year.

We had to pay the school fees.

The school told us that they won't let us sit for the exam until we pay the fees.

We took a loan from a friend and paid the fees.

What else can we do?

The light bill is the biggest problem.

I haven't been able to pay the light bill for two months.

The bill is increasing.

It is difficult to get water.

We don't get water.

We don't get water every day.

We have to pay the water bill.

The streets are not good.

The gutters are filled with water.

Because of this, the children fall sick.

Everything is going on.

We have to do everything.

We have to beg.

We can't do much by begging.

We have to beg.

It is very difficult to raise a family.

The government is not supporting us by begging.

They are not saying anything.

Everyone is going to work.

If we don't go to work, how will we survive?

We will lose 10-15 rupees.

We run to work and feed ourselves.

We have to work.

We have to educate our children.

We can't see our children grow up.

We can't see them grow up.

We will educate them as much as we can.

What else can we do?

I earn a little.

If I educate my children, they will get a job.

Then they will have a future.

What is our future?

We will work.

I am happy now.

We have to be happy.

Have you received any help from the government?

No.

When you need money, who do you go to?

There is no need to go to anyone.

There is no one to give money.

We are poor people.

As we know, there are many rich people in Mumbai.

How do you feel when you see rich people living in poverty?

All the rich people are jokers.

There is no one to help them.

No one.

Be it a bollywood actor, a cricketer or a politician.

Yes.

The rich will remain rich.

The poor will remain poor.

How can the poor be equal to the rich?

How can we be equal?

The rich will remain rich.

We are poor.

What can we ask them?

What can we tell them?

I feel good.

We are happy.

We are the ones who earn money.

We are the people who earn.

We don't have any other income.

We are happy.

We don't have food in our village.

We came to Mumbai with our children.

We are happy.

We know that there are many rich people living in Mumbai.

If there are so many opportunities, why is there poverty?

They have a lot of knowledge.

They have a lot of salary and money.

A poor man doesn't have money.

He is illiterate.

He doesn't have money.

If a poor man wants, can he leave his poverty behind?

How can he leave it?

What can he dream of?

If he doesn't have food to eat, what can he dream of?

He can't dream of anything.

He has to work for a living.

What can he dream of?

Even if he dreams of poverty, it's of no use.

There is no poverty here.

Everyone is hungry.

No one sleeps hungry here.

If you go to another city, you will sleep hungry.

Mumbai is such a place that people don't sleep hungry.

You have to work hard.

Only then can you become rich.

If you don't work hard, how can you become rich?

You have to work hard.

If you work hard, you become rich.

How do you say that today's rich people have worked hard?

Their parents have worked hard.

What do you think?

What do rich people have that they are becoming richer?

They have big companies.

They can do a lot of things.

They have a lot of money.

What can poor people do?

Nothing.

Everyone knows that.

Everyone in Mumbai knows that there is a lot of corruption.

The government doesn't do anything for the poor people.

When there is no lockdown, what will they do?

Is it right to say that the government can help the poor people?

The government can help.

The government can give a lot to the poor people.

I don't know why they are not giving.

I don't know the reason.

If you go to Islam, you have to get dirt.

You have to get garbage.

When it rains, you have to go.

You have to go.

If the government thinks about it, how poor people live, what will they do?

Will they do anything?

That doesn't happen.

I have been in Mumbai for 40 years.

I have seen many slums.

If you get a chance, do you want to leave your slum and go somewhere else?

How will I get a chance?

How will I leave my slum?

Is there a way to go?

No.

If there was a way, it would be good.

Where will I go?

I feel good here.

I haven't thought about it yet.

After a few days,

I feel that even if God takes me to a good place,

I want to live in a good place.

Everyone wants to live in a good place.

To keep the children in a good place.

This place is not safe for the children.

If a person wants to live in Mumbai, how much money will he need?

If a poor person wants to live here, he needs at least Rs. 20,000.

Rs. 20,000.

If you want to live in Mumbai, you need at least Rs. 20,000 per month.

A middle class person can live here comfortably.

He can pay school fees, rent, etc.

To live comfortably, in Mumbai, you need at least Rs. 50,000.

To live comfortably.

No matter how much money you have, you can't become rich.

Sometimes, you face poverty.

What will you do?

You can earn.

If you have less money, it is less for you.

It is less for you.

If you have less money, it is less for you.

There is no point in dreaming big.

There is nothing to happen.

We live in slums.

What will we do?

When you go to the village, do you hide the fact that you live in a slum?

No, no.

Everyone knows that we are from a poor family.