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.
Cast
- Smita Patil as Sonbai
- Naseeruddin Shah as Subedar
- Om Puri as Chowkidar Abu Miya
- Deepti Naval as Saraswati
- Suresh Oberoi as Mukhi
- Benjamin Gilani as Masterji
- Harish Patel as Pandit
- Paresh Rawal as Villager
- Amole Gupte
- Dina Pathak as Maanki, factory worker