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Mirch Masala (Translation: Hot Spice) is a 1987 Hindi 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".
Jan 10, 2012 · Ketan Mehta's Mirch Masala is a stunning depiction set in a village in colonial India. A tyrannical subhedar (Naseerunddin Shah) desires a married Sonbai (Smita Patil) who refuses his advances...
Feb 13, 1987 · Mirch Masala: Directed by Ketan Mehta. With Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Ratna Pathak Shah. In colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes.
Mirch Masala (Translation: Hot Spice) is a 1987 Hindi psychological thriller film directed by Ketan Mehta. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil in the lead roles. On the...
Dec 31, 2014 · Mirch Masala (Translation: Hot Spice) is a 1987 Hindi psychological thriller film directed by Ketan Mehta. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil in the lead roles.
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.
Far more broadly played than its parallel predecessors, but as an extraordinary feat of colour and texture Mirch Masala is unmatched. Mehta traps the plight of women in the desperate confines of a siege film, their rebellion shielded in the fortresses of man as their oppressors strive to smash back through these liberated walls.
1986 2h 8m Drama. List. In colonial India, an all-powerful tax collector (Naseeruddin Shah) rides into a rural village with his troop of soldiers. They're here for the village's money and women....
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A woman decides to fight against her powerful oppressor. When the guard of a chilli factory helps her, the women and the teacher of the village join them to openly defy the prevailing repression.
The context of Mirch Masala is inspired from a four-page Chunilal Madia story, Abhu Makrani, as well as other stories of women’s self-defence in colonial times that director Ketan Mehta heard on his travels in Gujarat. Released in 1987, it powerfully captures rural pre-independence India.
