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Mandi

Name: Mandi
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1983-02-25
Duration: 167 min
Rating: 6.6

★ 6,6 /10 (8 Votes)

1983 HI 167 min

Overview

The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.

Release date

25/02/1983

Votes

Popularity

0.7

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Status

Released

Original title

मंडी

Language

Runtime

167 min

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Based on a short story from an Urdu short story called "Anandi" by Ghulam Abbas, Mandi is presented as a black comedy about a group of prostitutes, led by Rukminibai, who struggle against the 'morality-police' forces in the city that want them thrown out, and their brothel destroyed to make room for 'development'. This film is among Shyam Benegal's best work. Benegal assembles some highly professional actors, with Shabana Azmi excelling as the crude, selfish, yet likable "Bai" (madam) of the "Khota" (brothel), Smita Patil as the beautiful, gentle-looking, but rebellious Zeenat. The movie re…

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