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

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Tabu

... Mumtaz Ali Ansari-Mumtaz Sawant

Atul Kulkarni

... Potya Sawant

Vinay Apte

... Insp. Gaikwar

Abhay Bhargava

... Hegde Anna

Ananya Khare

... Deepa Pandey (bar-girl

Lata Mohan

... Producer

Madhur Bhandarkar

... Story / Writers

Kishore Oraskar

... Choreographers

Rajeev Ravi

... Cinematography

Madhur Bhandarkar

... Screenplay