CAST:
Naseeruddin Shah (Subedar),
Smita Patil (Sonbai),
Om Puri (Chowkidar Abu Miya),
Suresh Oberoi (Mukhiya),
Deepti Naval (Mukhiyina supruga),
Ram Gopal Bajaj (vlasnik tvornice papra)

SCRIPT:
Shafi Hakim,
Ketan Mehta (prema priči Chunilala Madiae)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jahangir Chowdhury

Synopsis:
The story takes place in a small poor village in the time of the British reign in India. Subedar, a government tax collector, comes to the village accompanied by soldiers. When he sees the beautiful Sonbai, he forgets taxes and openly yearns for her. Furthermore, he asks for her as a gift from the village. The villagers decide to give her away while her husband is away. However, proud Sonbai refuses to subjugate herself to Subedar’s tyranny and runs away to a spice factory.

color, 128 min