Mandi
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Mandi is a critically acclaimed 1983 Indian satirical film directed by Shyam Benegal, known for its ensemble cast and sharp social commentary on politics, morality, and the sex trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mandi canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Anandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Ghulam Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Amrish Puri
NERFINISHED
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Kulbhushan Kharbanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Naseeruddin Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Neena Gupta NERFINISHED ⓘ Om Puri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratna Pathak NERFINISHED ⓘ Saeed Jaffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Shabana Azmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Smita Patil NERFINISHED ⓘ Soni Razdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Virendra Saini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Shyam Benegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Blaze Film Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bhanudas Divakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Parallel Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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satire ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| hasWorkInGenreOfDirector | Shyam Benegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Naseeruddin Shah
NERFINISHED
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Shabana Azmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Smita Patil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
hypocrisy of society
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morality ⓘ politics ⓘ sex trade ⓘ |
| musicBy | Vanraj Bhatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast
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sharp social commentary ⓘ |
| portrays |
clash between traditional morality and modernity
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corruption in politics ⓘ life of sex workers ⓘ |
| producer | Shyam Benegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Blaze Film Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 177 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Khalid Mohamed
NERFINISHED
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Shama Zaidi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | brothel ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.