Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
film
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film
Filmfare Award for Best Story |
| gptkbp:basedOn |
A_short_story_by_Bhisham_Sahni.
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| gptkbp:boxOffice |
Moderate success at the box office.
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| gptkbp:character |
The antagonist, a powerful man.
The protagonist, a woman. The village headman. |
| gptkbp:cinematographyBy |
gptkb:Rajiv_Rai
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| gptkbp:colors |
Color
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:criticalReception |
Well received by critics.
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Considered_a_classic_in_Indian_cinema.
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| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Represents_women's_struggles_in_rural_India.
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| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:Ketan_Mehta
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| gptkbp:distributor |
gptkb:Rajshri_Productions
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| gptkbp:editor |
gptkb:A._Sreekar_Prasad
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| gptkbp:filmFestival |
Screened at various international film festivals.
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| gptkbp:filmingLocation |
gptkb:Rajasthan
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| gptkbp:genre |
drama
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mirch Masala
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Theatre productions.
Artistic expressions in various forms. Documentaries on women's rights. Subsequent films addressing social issues. |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Parallel cinema movement.
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| gptkbp:influences |
Inspired later films on women's rights.
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Draws from real-life events.
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| gptkbp:language |
Hindi
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influential in Indian feminist cinema.
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| gptkbp:musicComposer |
gptkb:Zakir_Hussain
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
The climax.
The ending. The confrontation between the protagonist and the antagonist. The protagonist's moment of defiance. The village gathering. |
| gptkbp:plot |
A story set in a village about a woman and her struggle against oppression.
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| gptkbp:productionCompany |
Ketan_Mehta_Productions
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| gptkbp:releaseDate |
1987-09-25
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| gptkbp:releaseYear |
1987
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| gptkbp:remake |
Adapted into stage plays.
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| gptkbp:runtime |
120 minutes
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| gptkbp:screenplayBy |
gptkb:Ketan_Mehta
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| gptkbp:soundtrack |
Includes_traditional_Indian_music.
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| gptkbp:starring |
gptkb:Smita_Patil
gptkb:Suresh_Oberoi Om Puri Naseeruddin Shah |
| gptkbp:theme |
Oppression
Social justice Courage Feminism |
| gptkbp:viewership |
Cult following.
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