Mirch Masala

"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."

Cast

Smita Patil

as Sonbai

Naseeruddin Shah

as Subedar

Om Puri

as Chowkidar Abu Miya

Deepti Naval

as Saraswati

Suresh Oberoi

as Mukhi

Benjamin Gilani

as Masterji

Harish Patel

as Pandit

Paresh Rawal

as Villager

Amole Gupte

Dina Pathak

as Maanki, factory worker

Ratna Pathak Shah

as Factory worker

Supriya Pathak

as Factory worker

Mohan Gokhale

as Mukhi's Brother

Deep Dhillon

Ram Gopal Bajaj

as Factory owner

Nina Kulkarni

as Factory worker

Raj Babbar

as Sonbai's Husband (uncredited)

Crew

Jehangir Choudhary

Director of Photography

Ketan Mehta

Screenplay

Sanjiv Shah

Editor

Chunilal Madia

Short Story

Rajat Dholakia

Original Music Composer

Ketan Mehta

Director