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India-1970: Shantytown and High-Rise Construction in Mumbai

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  • Year1970
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationIndia
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD

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Shantytown and High-Rise Construction in Mumbai — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage footage captures a stark contrast in Mumbai, India, between a makeshift shantytown in the foreground and modern high-rise buildings under construction in the background. Residents in traditional clothing move through the debris-strewn area, while a cyclist passes on a nearby road. The scene is bathed in bright sunlight, highlighting the dusty earth, weathered shelters, and the vibrant green of scattered trees against the city's evolving skyline. This archival home movie offers a poignant glimpse into urban development and daily life during the 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125009761

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1024 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label
snake,mongoose,fight
Reel-level year note
1970
Reel-level location note
kenya,india
Date
1970 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location
India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • building color
  • weather
  • nature
  • outdoors
  • white
  • building
  • green
  • trees
  • sunny
  • day
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • india
  • 1970
  • 1970s India
  • Mumbai slum
  • urban development
  • shantytown
  • high-rise construction
  • 8mm film
  • vintage home movie
  • archival footage
  • poverty
  • city life
  • developing nation
  • historical
  • social issues
  • Indian city
  • 1970s
  • nostalgic
  • old film
  • street scene
  • daily life
  • contrast
  • people
  • bicycle
  • debris
  • dirt
  • sunlight
  • film grain

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