The Death Sentence: Mrityu Dand (1997)
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In the north Indian state of Bihar, Ketki (Madhuri Dixit) marries weak Vinay (Ayub Khan), who is exploited by hard-nosed businessman Tirpat (Mohan Joshi). Ketki then organizes local women against Tirpat & Co. Her group includes her sister-in-law Chandravati (Shabana Azmi), who had a run-in with… More In the north Indian state of Bihar, Ketki (Madhuri Dixit) marries weak Vinay (Ayub Khan), who is exploited by hard-nosed businessman Tirpat (Mohan Joshi). Ketki then organizes local women against Tirpat & Co. Her group includes her sister-in-law Chandravati (Shabana Azmi), who had a run-in with dangerous priest Abhay (Mohan Agashe). Eventually, Abhay orders a religious death sentence for the sisters. Shown at the 1997 London Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Prakash Jha
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 26, 1997 Wide
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Cast
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Shabana Azmi
as Chandravati
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Madhuri Dixit
as Ketki
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Om Puri
as Rambaran
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Ayub Khan
as Vinay Singh
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Shilpa Shirodkar
as Kanti
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Mohan Agashe
as Abhay Singh
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Mohan Joshi
as Tirpat Singh
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Harish Patel
as Pandey
