6.8
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2005
Mandi (1983)
February 25, 19832h 47mHI
6.2
7 votes
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.
Director
Shyam BenegalWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Hindi
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Blaze Film Enterprises
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User Reviews
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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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