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Mirch Masala is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Ketan Mehta released in USA on 6 september 1989 with Naseeruddin Shah
Mirch Masala (1987)
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Add to a movie listMirch Masala (Spices in English) is a 1987 Hindi 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".
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The film is set in Colonial India in the early 1940s. The plot begins with an arrogant subedar (Naseeruddin Shah) (local tax collector in colonial India) and his henchmen rampaging through a village. The subedar has an eye for women and soon spots Sonbai (Smita Patil) on the riverbank. Sonbai is an intelligent, beautiful and strong woman. Her confidence intrigues the subedar.Actors
Naseeruddin Shah
(Subedar)
Smita Patil
(Sonbai)
Om Puri
(Chowkidar Abu Miya)
Suresh Oberoi
(Mukhi)
Raj Babbar
(Sonbai's Husband (uncredited))
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