Mirch Masala
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Mirch Masala is a critically acclaimed 1987 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Ketan Mehta, known for its powerful feminist themes and strong performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mirch Masala canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| antagonist | Subedar ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jehangir Chowdhury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredOneOf | important Indian feminist films ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Ketan Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | chilli (mirch) processing factory ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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feminist film ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collective action
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feminism ⓘ gender oppression ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ women's resistance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
powerful climax
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strong feminist message ⓘ symbolic use of red chillies ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Naseeruddin Shah
NERFINISHED
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Smita Patil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sonbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Rajat Dholakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critically acclaimed performances
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ensemble cast ⓘ political subtext ⓘ strong female protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMovement | parallel cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
abuse of power by local officials
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rural social hierarchy ⓘ women workers in a spice factory ⓘ |
| productionType | feature film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | colonial India ⓘ |
| setInRegion | rural Gujarat ⓘ |
| stars |
Deepti Naval
NERFINISHED
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Naseeruddin Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Om Puri NERFINISHED ⓘ Paresh Rawal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratna Pathak NERFINISHED ⓘ Smita Patil NERFINISHED ⓘ Supriya Pathak NERFINISHED ⓘ Suresh Oberoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.