Mirch Masala

Mirch Masala
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKetan Mehta
Written byChunilal Madia
Ketan Mehta
Produced byNFDC
StarringNaseeruddin Shah
Smita Patil
Om Puri
Suresh Oberoi
Deepti Naval
Dina Pathak
Mohan Gokhale
Paresh Rawal
Music byRajat Dholakia
Release date
  • 13 February 1987 (1987-02-13)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mirch Masala (Translation: Hot Spice) is a 1987 Hindi psychological thriller film directed by Ketan Mehta. 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".[1]

  1. ^ Prasad, Shishir; Ramnath, N. S.; Mitter, Sohini (27 April 2013). "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". Forbes. Retrieved 27 January 2015.