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Mandi poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.7 / 100
1983·Comedy / Drama / Romance·2h 47m

MANDI

The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.

Above the Line
Shyam Benegal·DirectorShyam Benegal·WriterShama Zaidi·WriterAshok Mehta·Director of PhotographyVanraj Bhatia·MusicBhanudas Divakar·Editor
Cast
Shabana Azmi·Rukmini BaiSmita Patil·ZeenatNaseeruddin Shah·TungrusAmrish Puri·DarvishKulbhushan Kharbanda·Mr. GuptaSaeed Jaffrey·Major AgarwalSreela Majumdar·PhoolmaniNeena Gupta·BasantiGita Siddharth·ShantideviAditya Bhattacharya·Sushil Agarwal
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Shyam Benegal·Director
Writing· 6
Shyam Benegal·WriterShama Zaidi·WriterSatyadev Dubey·WriterMir Taqi Mir·LyricistBahadur Shah Zafar·LyricistGhulam Abbas·Original Story
Camera· 3
Ashok Mehta·Director of PhotographyHari Roy·Assistant CameraManish Bhatt·Assistant Camera
Editing· 3
Bhanudas Divakar·EditorDilip Bhopale·Assistant EditorJagdish Mohite·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Vanraj Bhatia·MusicVijay Bhope·Assistant Sound DesignerUttam Singh·Music Supervision Assistant
Art & Design· 6
Nitish Roy·Art DirectionSamir Chandra·Assistant Art DirectorV. Govekar·Makeup ArtistAjit Vengurlekar·Assistant Makeup ArtistPaltu Sharma·Assistant Art DirectorJohn·Assistant Costume Designer
Production· 6
Silloo Fali Variava·Executive ProducerBhishum M. J. Bijlani·Executive ProducerFreni M. Variava·ProducerLalit M. Bijlani·ProducerJethu Maliramani·Production AssistantM. K. Shah·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 2
Raj Pius·Production ControllerK.B. Kamat·Technical Advisor
By the Numbers
68.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Mandi's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Joyful, Inviting
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a group of people standing in a doorway, with the title "MANDI (MARKET PLACE)" in large, blue, stylized letters at the top. The backgr”

Key Elements
DoorwayTraditional Indian Clothing
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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