Released:
1987-02-18

Overview:
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.

Director:
Ketan Mehta

Runtime:
2h 1min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Smita Patil
  as
  Sonbai
• 
  Naseeruddin Shah
  as
  Subedar
• 
  Om Puri
  as
  Chowkidar Abu Miya
• 
  Deepti Naval
  as
  Saraswati
• 
  Suresh Oberoi
  as
  Mukhi