Mirch
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Promotional poster for the film
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| Directed by | Vinay Shukla |
| Produced by | Reliance Big Pictures |
| Written by | Vinay Shukla |
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Konkona Sen Sharma Raima Sen Shahana Goswami Ila Arun Shreyas Talpade Arunoday Singh Boman Irani Prem Chopra Tisca Chopra Pitobash |
| Music by | Monty Sharma |
| Cinematography | Sudhakar Yakkanti Reddy |
| Edited by | Sankalp Meshram |
| Distributed by | Reliance Big Pictures |
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Running time
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105 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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| Soundtrack album by Monty Sharma | |
| Released | 2 December 2010 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | T-Series |
| Producer | Monty Sharma |
Mirch (Hindi: मिर्च; English: The Chilli) is a 2010 Indian drama film written and directed by Vinay Shukla. The film featured Konkona Sen Sharma and Raima Sen in pivotal roles. The film began filming in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
According to Shukla, the subject of the film is gender equality and women's sexuality. The film revolves around four short stories subjected on issues of women emancipation, based on a story from the Panchatantra which travels in its various versions to modern times. Konkona Sen Sharma and Raima Sen star in two of these short stories. The film premiered at the I View Film Festival on 26 September 2010. The film had the theatrical release on 17 December 2010.
Maanav (Arunoday Singh) is a struggling filmmaker who will not compromise on the script he has written. His girlfriend Ruchi (Shahana Goswami), a successful film editor, arranges for him to meet film producer Nitin (Sushant Singh). Nitin likes the script but is not very sure of its box office potential. Maanav then suggests a story from the Panchtantra: A woman is caught red-handed with her lover by her husband and yet, she manages to wriggle out of it Scot-free! Nitin loves the story but finds it too short for a feature film. Maanav then creates three more stories based on the same premise: in a way, the Panchantra story travels in different versions to the modern times through the film. The four stories are woven together by a common story. Mirch itself echoes this structure, with four stories mingling with the main narrative.
1st Story.
Kashi(Rajpal Yadav) is a craftsman in India in ancient time. He has a beautiful wife Manjula(Raima Sen) who loves him with passion. He receives an invitation from the king to work in the palace. He tells Maya that it is a great opportunity because if the king likes his work, they can become rich. She is upset because she does not want to be alone, but Kashi convinces her. In the afternoon Kashi's friend teases him that his wife is too pretty for him to handle and she will definitely call in another man the moment Kashi leaves for the city. Kashi furiously dismisses it but gets suspicious. He hides near in his house to observe his wife. His friend comes home asking for Kashi. Maya says husband is not at home. The friend then asks for water, which Maya passes to him(without opening the door), he tries to make advances towards her but she throws water on his face and he runs away. Kashi is happy that is wife is extremely faithful to him. He sneaks under the bed to surprise her. Maya then enters the room with a hunky prince(Arunoday Singh). She suddenly realizes that her husband is hiding under the bed. She then fabricates a story of how she was told by the astrologer that her husband has bad luck on him and he shall die within a few days. To avoid this she must consummate with another man so that the bad luck is diverted towards the second man. The prince plays along saying that being a kshatriya he is born to protect others and he is "obligated to do his duty". Kashi now in dilemma, whether to stop them and bear the "bad luck" or helplessly have his wife make love to another man right on the bed he that he is hiding under.
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