Drama ·Thriller · India · 1987 · 2h 1m

Mirch Masala

मिर्च मसाला

Director

Cast

Smita Patil as Sonbai Naseeruddin Shah as Subedar Om Puri as Chowkidar Abu Miya Deepti Naval as Saraswati Suresh Oberoi as Mukhi Benjamin Gilani as Masterji

Crew

Jehangir Choudhary — Director of Photography Sanjiv Shah — Editor Rajat Dholakia — Original Music Composer Ketan Mehta — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Ketan Mehta Director Jehangir Choudhary Director of Photography Sanjiv Shah Editor Rajat Dholakia Original Music Composer Ketan Mehta Screenplay

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