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 facts
Cast
Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Deepti Naval, Suresh Oberoi, Benjamin Gilani, Harish Patel, Paresh Rawal
Original language
Hindi
First release
February 18, 1987 (India)
Production companies
National Film Development Corporation of India
Setting
British Raj
Crew
Screenplay
Ketan Mehta
Cinematography
Jehangir Choudhary
Editing
Sanjiv Shah
Music
Rajat Dholakia
Stills
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2002 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1988 generic
- Hawai’i International Film Festival 1987 generic
- Moscow International Film Festival 1987 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | India | February 18, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Russia | June 30, 1987 |
Full credits
| Director | Ketan Mehta |
| Cast | 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), Mohan Gokhale (Mukhi's Brother), Deep Dhillon, Ram Gopal Bajaj (Factory owner), Nina Kulkarni (Factory worker), Raj Babbar (Sonbai's Husband (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Ketan Mehta |
| Cinematography | Jehangir Choudhary |
| Editing | Sanjiv Shah |
| Music | Rajat Dholakia |
Additional data: TMDB.
