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Mandi 
Movie cover for MandiDirected by Shyam Benegal Written by Ghulam Abbas (short story)
Shyam Benegal(screenplay)Starring Shabana Azmi
Naseeruddin Shah
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Smita Patil
Amrish PuriMusic by Vanraj Bhatia Cinematography Ashok Mehta Distributed by Blaze Entertainment Release date(s) 1983 Running time 167 min Country 
IndiaLanguage Hindi Mandi (Hindi: मंडी) (translation: Market Place) is a 1983 Hindi movie directed by Shyam Benegal.
The film is a satirical comedy on politics and prostitution, and stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil. Based on a classic Urdu short story Aanandi by Pakistani writer Ghulam Abbas, the film narrates the story of a brothel, situated in the heart of a city, an area that some politicians want for its prime locality.[1]
The film won the 1984 National Film Award for Best Art Direction for Nitish Roy. It was selected Indian Panorama at Filmostav, Bombay 1984, and was invited to the Los Angeles Exposition (FILMEX), the Hong Kong International Film Festival 1984, and London Film Festival 1983.[2]
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Synopsis
For years an aging Rukmini Bai (Shabana Azmi) has been the Madame of a brothel in Hyderabad, India. One day she gets the news that she now has a new landlord in Mr. Gupta (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), whose daughter is to marry the mayor's son Sushil, shortly. Led by City Councillor, Shantidevi, the people in this town demand that this bordello be moved elsewhere, preferably on the outskirts of the town, and they do succeed, compelling Rukmini to move with her women to their new location, which happens to be near the Dargah of Baba Karak Shah. Ironically, this attracts a lot of people, and the patronage to Rukmini's bordello increases. Then complications set in when Sushil refuses to marry his father's choice, child-like Malti, and wants to marry Zeenat (Smita Patil) - a prostitute, not entirely by choice and seeking for a better existence, who resides with Rukmini.
Cast
- Shabana Azmi as ... Rukmini Bai
- Smita Patil as ... Zeenat
- Neena Gupta as ... Basanti
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as ... Mr. Gupta
- Naseeruddin Shah as ... Tungrus
- Om Puri as ... Ramgopal
- Saeed Jaffrey as ... Agarwal
- Annu Kapoor as ... the doctor
- Aditya Bhattacharya as ... Sushil
- Anita Kanwar
Sound Track
The soundtrack features four songs, composed by Vanraj Bhatia, with original lyrics by Mir Taqi Mir, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Insha, Makhdoom Mohiuddin and Sarwar Danda.
- Chubbati Hai – Asha Bhosle
- Zabaane Badalti Hain – Asha Bhosle
- Shamsheer Bhari Na Maang Gazab – Preeti Sagar
- Ishq Ke Shole – Asha Bhosle
References
External links
Films directed by Shyam Benegal Ankur (1974) • Charandas Chor (1975) • Nishant (1975) • Manthan (1976) • Bhumika (1977) • Kondura (1978) • Junoon (1978) • Anugraham (1978) • Kalyug (1980) • Arohan (1982) • Mandi (1983) • Trikal (1985) • Susman (1987) • Antarnaad (1991) • Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993) • Mammo (1994) • Sardari Begum (1996) • The Making of the Mahatma (1996) • Samar (1999) • Hari-Bhari (2000) • Zubeidaa (2001) • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) • Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008) Well Done Abba (2010)
Categories:- Hindi-language films
- 1983 films
- Indian films
- Indian art films
- Films directed by Shyam Benegal
- Films based on short fiction
- Films set in Hyderabad
- Satirical films
- Films about prostitution
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