Mirch Masala

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Mirch Masala (Translation: Hot Spice/ Spice, excitement, or added drama/ exaggeration) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Ketan Mehta. Before making this film, Ketan Mehta had made Bavani Bhavai (1980), trying to portray the psyche of an oppressed people and grass-roots resistance. Mirch Masala is a step further, and clearly shows the maturity its maker attained in that 4-year gap. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil in the lead roles. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Smita Patil's performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". The film was released after the death of Smita Patil and remains one of her most important films.

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