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Peddlers may refer to: * Peddler A peddler (American English) or pedlar (British English) is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of good (economics), goods. In 19th-century United States the word "drummer" was often used to refer to a peddler or traveling salesman; as exem ..., a travelling vendor of goods * ''Peddlers'' (film), a 2012 Indian film * The Peddlers, British music group {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peddler
A peddler (American English) or pedlar (British English) is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of good (economics), goods. In 19th-century United States the word "drummer" was often used to refer to a peddler or traveling salesman; as exemplified in the popular play ''Sam'l of Posen; or, The Commercial Drummer'' by George H. Jessop. In England, the term was mostly used for travellers hawker (trade), hawking goods in the countryside to small towns and villages. In London, more specific terms were used, such as costermonger. From antiquity, peddlers filled the gaps in the formal market economy by providing consumers with the convenience of door-to-door service. They operated alongside town markets and fairs where they often purchased surplus stocks which were subsequently resold to consumers. Peddlers were able to distribute goods to the more geographically-isolated communities such as those who lived in mountainous regions of Europe. They also called on consumers who, for w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peddlers (film)
''Peddlers'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film written and directed by Vasan Bala. The film stars Gulshan Devaiah, Nishikant Kamat, Kriti Malhotra, Nimrat Kaur and Siddharth Menon. The film was screened as part of Critics' Week of 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Film's producer, Guneet Monga raised nearly , half of film's budget of by posting the film's script on Facebook. Plot The film is set in Mumbai, and revolves around 20-year-old destitute boys who get trapped in the drug trade and a young cop, who tracks them. Cast * Gulshan Devaiah as Ranjit D'souza * Nishikant Kamat * Nimrat Kaur as Kuljeet * Kriti Malhotra as Bilkis * Siddharth Mennon as Mandar * Mukesh Chhabra * Zachary Coffin * Murari Kumar as JJ * Vijesh Rajan as Meth Cook Release The film was screened as part of Critics' Week of 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Eros International acquired the Indian distribution rights in May 2012. However the film was not released theatrically after that, In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
