Mirch Masala

Mirch Masala

🎞️ Movie 128 min GB
โ˜… 7.8 /10 1986

In colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes. A subedar commands Sonbai, a beautiful and confident woman whose husband is away in the city, to sleep with him. She slaps him and flees for safety to a spice factory where women grind chillies into fine powder. The aged factory guard, Abu Mian, locks the door behind her, refusing to open it to the soldiers, to the cowardly village men led by the mayor, and to the subedar himself. The town's teacher, who follows Gandhi, and a few women, led by the mayor's wife, protest ineffectually against this village-approved rape. The stage is set for a final confrontation.

Cast

Smita Patil
Smita Patil
Sonbai
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Subedar
Om Puri
Om Puri
Chowkidar Abu Miya
Ratna Pathak Shah
Ratna Pathak Shah
Pepper Factory Worker
Supriya Pathak
Supriya Pathak
Pepper factory worker
Suresh Oberoi
Suresh Oberoi
Mukhiya
Neena Kulkarni
Neena Kulkarni
Pepper factory worker
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Owner of the Pepper factory
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Benjamin Gilani
Masterji
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Mohan Gokhale
Villager
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Rajat Dholakia
Composer
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Jehangir Choudhary
Cinematographer