Mirch Masala
Mirch Masala

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- 77/100 based on 1,509 votes
  • Released: 1987
  • Runtime: 121 mins
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  • Studio: National Film Development Corporation of India
  • Genres: Drama - Thriller

In colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes. A subedar commands Sonbai, a beautiful and confident woman whose husband is away in the city, to sleep with him. She slaps him and flees for safety to a spice factory where women grind chillies into fine powder. The aged factory guard, Abu Mian, locks the door behind her, refusing to open it to the soldiers, to the cowardly village men led by the mayor, an... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Mirch Masala:

Smita Patil
Naseeruddin Shah
Om Puri
Deepti Naval
Suresh Oberoi
Benjamin Gilani

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In colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes. A subedar commands Sonbai, a beautiful and confident woman whose husband is away in the city, to sleep with him. She slaps him and flees for safety to a spice factory where women grind chillies into fine powder. The aged factory guard, Abu Mian, locks the door behind her, refusing to open it to the soldiers, to the cowardly village men led by the mayor, and to the subedar himself. The town's teacher, who follows Gandhi, and a few women, led by the mayor's wife, protest ineffectually against this village-approved rape. The stage is set for a final confrontation.

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User Review - 10/10 by Private UI really liked this movie. It gives a great, authentic picture of a small village oppressed by a all powerful tax collector. Great movie, great actors, great music!
User Review - 10/10 by Little Ponly Smita could have carried of this role
User Review - 10/10 by SUDEEP kexcellent movie, good/smart story, very good acting(i adore smita), excellent script,screenplay and story telling speed. A MUST SEE.
User Review - 8/10 by khurram ma film that proves why is Smita Patil's stature considered so grand till date
User Review - 8/10 by Robby xFantastic movie,the story and the portrayal of the plight of rural India is just mind-blowing! There can never be enough movies like these...a true good cinema!
User Review - 6/10 by Juan SIt takes about an hour for the crux of the story to start, but once it does it's an intriguing power struggle both mental and physical.
User Review - 6/10 by Robert HMIRCH MASALA is a film that I watched for my World Cinema class this semester and it certainly is a good one. It tells the story of a woman, Sonbai (Smita Patil), who is sought after by a subedar (tax collector). She continually resists his advances and ends up hiding in a spice factory as the subedar doesn't intend to take her rejection of him. Thematically, the film deals with resistance to (colonial) oppression, with the subedar serving as the symbol of British colonialism and Sonbai representing the ordinary Indian citizen. And since the story largely focuses on women, it could be thought of as a feminist film to a certain degree. What the film does well is develop its characters in terms of personality and motivation. The most attention is paid to the tax collector, but with the intention of having you hate him. There was a particularly well-done scene in which he overreacts to someone who accidentally breaks one of his phonograph records. In this one scene you get a sense of this man as someone who looks down on his fellow countrymen who aren't in service to the British, as well as someone who is quick to anger when something happens that he doesn't like. There is also his singular motive to sexually claim Sonbai, a married woman, and which provides the main narrative thrust (no pun intended). Generally speaking, I thought that the themes were handled well, if a little broadly and "on the nose" at times. What didn't always work for me was a lot of the acting, which seemed kind of stagey. I also didn't care for the sound mix on the DVD. I understand that a lot of films from the 1980's and before (especially foreign films) were post-synced, but there didn't seem to be a good balance between various sound elements. Also, for all of the build-up to the finale, I thought it went by a little too quickly. Overall, MIRCH MASALA has a good, socially conscious message, but it hasn't aged too well in my opinion.
User Review - 6/10 by Harpreet SNice film by Ketan Mehta, but it is not WOW. I liked it, especially Naseeruddin Shah's performance. Smita Patil is good also, along with Om Puri, and Deepti Naval. Climax of the film is good, watch it once.
User Review - 6/10 by Kashtan HI liked the movie more when I saw it before, back on those VHS days. But still, it's a classic and has Smita Patil in all his glory. So who's complaining!

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