Synopsis

Mumtaz is a village girl whose family is killed in communal riots. She moves to Mumbai with her uncle, the only family member she has left. They are desperately poor and her uncle persuades her to become a bar girl at Chandni Bar. This is merely temporary, he promises, until he gets a job. Mumtaz is a shy girl who loathes the work, but she forces herself to dance and flirt. However, the uncle doesn't keep his promise; he lives on her earnings, drinking them away, and never gets a job. He adds one final, unforgivable crime to the list when he gets drunk and rapes her. By this time she has caught the eye of a gangster called Potiya Sawant. When she tells Potiya what her uncle did to her, Potiya decides to "defend her honor." Potiya shoots the uncle. Mumtaz, bereft of any male protection in the dangerous slums, marries Potiya. She is determined to make the best of things. She leaves the bar and stays home to raise her two children...
Starring
Tabu, Atul Kulkarni, Vinay Apte, more..
Director
Madhur Bhandarkar
Language
Hindi
Genre
Release Date
Fri Sep, 28 2001

Cast Overview

Tabu
... Mumtaz Ali Ansari-Mumtaz Sawant
Atul Kulkarni
... Potya Sawant
Vinay Apte
... Insp. Gaikwar
Abhay Bhargava
... Hegde Anna
Ananya Khare
... Deepa Pandey (bar-girl

Crew Overview

Lata Mohan
... Producer
Madhur Bhandarkar
... Story / Writers
Kishore Oraskar
... Choreographers
Rajeev Ravi
... Cinematography
Madhur Bhandarkar
... Screenplay