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Mrityudand (1997)

Directed by: Prakash Jha
Music: Anand Milind
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Starring: Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, 
Om Puri, Mohan Agashe, 
Shilpa Shirodkar, Mohan Joshi, 
Ayub Khan
Following the relatively restrained story of a woman's hard-won emancipation comes a slightly more melodramatic version of what it means to be the fairer sex in a society that deems them less valuable than cattle. Towards the late 90s, 'middle cinema' vanished - again, but mainstream films began to get more interesting. Stories became important once again, and stars, greedy for a chance to sink their teeth into a good role, began to take a greater interest in acting in 'offbeat' films. Films which, within the framework of the usual masala tropes, still demanded a strong script and excellent performances. Mrityu Dand (Death Sentence) was one such.
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