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Plot

In the north Indian state of Bihar, Ketki (Madhuri Dixit) marries weak Vinay (Ayub Khan), who is exploited by hard-nosed businessman Tirpat (Mohan Joshi). Ketki then organizes local women against Tirpat & Co. Her group includes her sister-in-law Chandravati (Shabana Azmi), who had a run-in with dangerous priest Abhay (Mohan Agashe). Eventually, Abhay orders a religious death sentence for the sisters. Shown at the 1997 London Film Festival.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
120min.
Director(s):
Prakash Jha
Starring:
Shabana Azmi , Madhuri Dixit , Om Puri , Ayub Khan , Shilpa Shirodkar
Themes:
Fighting the System,Righting the Wronged
Tone:
Angry,Confrontational,Earnest,Forceful,Rousing
Keywords:
against-the-system,execution,exploitation,marriage,priest,religion,sister-in-law,women's-issues