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Cast

Smita Patil

Smita Patil

Sonbai

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Subedar

Om Puri

Om Puri

Chowkidar Abu Miya

Deepti Naval

Deepti Naval

Saraswati

Suresh Oberoi

Suresh Oberoi

Mukhi

Benjamin Gilani

Benjamin Gilani

Masterji

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

Pandit

Paresh Rawal

Paresh Rawal

Villager

Amole Gupte

Amole Gupte

Dina Pathak

Dina Pathak

Maanki, factory worker

Ratna Pathak Shah

Ratna Pathak Shah

Factory worker

Supriya Pathak

Supriya Pathak

Factory worker

Mohan Gokhale

Mohan Gokhale

Mukhi's Brother

Deep Dhillon

Deep Dhillon

Ram Gopal Bajaj

Ram Gopal Bajaj

Factory owner

Nina Kulkarni

Nina Kulkarni

Factory worker

Raj Babbar

Raj Babbar

Sonbai's Husband (uncredited)

Crew

Jehangir Choudhary

Jehangir Choudhary

Director of Photography

Rajat Dholakia

Rajat Dholakia

Original Music Composer

Chunilal Madia

Chunilal Madia

Short Story

Ketan Mehta

Ketan Mehta

Screenplay

Sanjiv Shah

Sanjiv Shah

Editor

Ketan Mehta

Ketan Mehta

Director

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Mirch Masala

19877.8 / 10121 min
Drama, Thriller

Overview

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.