The read
It runs long at 2h 47m.
Synopsis
The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as greedy land developers and an anti-prostitution politician who are pressuring them to leave town.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Shyam BenegalDirector
- Shyam BenegalWriter
- Satyadev DubeyWriter
- Shama ZaidiWriter
- Vanraj BhatiaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shabana AzmiRukmini Bai
- Smita PatilZeenat
- Naseeruddin ShahTungrus
- Amrish PuriDarvish
- Kulbhushan KharbandaMr. Gupta
- Saeed JaffreyMajor Agarwal
- Sreela MajumdarPhoolmani
- Neena GuptaBasanti
- Gita SiddharthShantidevi
- Aditya BhattacharyaSushil Agarwal
- Om PuriRam Gopal
- Harish PatelPoliceman
Stills
Themes
small townprostitutebrothelmute