Mirch Masala (1987)
मिर्च मसाला
Early-1940s, rural British India. When a woman decides to fight against the village's despotic subedar and is supported by the guard of the local spice factory, more women join to defy the prevailing oppression.
- Date of release
- 1987-02-18
- TMDB
- 7.9 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Ketan Mehta
Casting
- Smita Patil — Sonbai
- Naseeruddin Shah — Subedar
- Om Puri — Chowkidar Abu Miya
- Deepti Naval — Saraswati
- Suresh Oberoi — Mukhi
- Benjamin Gilani — Masterji
- Harish Patel — Pandit
- Paresh Rawal — Villager
- Amole Gupte
- Dina Pathak — Maanki, factory worker
- Ratna Pathak Shah — Factory worker
- Supriya Pathak — Factory worker
Interesting facts
Mirch Masala is a 1987 Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Ketan Mehta. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil in the lead roles. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Smita Patil's performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema".
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