“अरे! हम हैं तो समाज हैं। और इतनी ही फिकर हैं तो मर्दो को बांध के रखो ना घर पे| मर्द खरीदता है तभीच तो औरत बेचती हैं अपनेआप को।”
With the pace of an elderly, weary woman, Rukminibai (Shabana Azmi) thunders while pulling her loose पल्लु over her breast with the unabashed sultriness of a former courtesan. She then requests a song from Zeenat (Smita Patil), the treasured virgin of the brothel, to relieve her concerns as the matriarch of a home that is continuously challenged by the patriarchal society outside its doors. The premise and its story [caption id="attachment_18215" align="alignleft" width="300"]
Powerful women performers of Mandi[/caption]
Mandi tells the tale of this feisty old madame of a