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Mondo Meyer Upakhyan

Original title: A Tale of a Naughty Girl
2002 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta · India · Indian Parallel Cinema
Drama

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Cast

Samata Das Rituparna Sengupta Arpan Basar Tapas Pal Ram Gopal Bajaj Pradip Mukherjee

Credits

Written by: Buddhadev Dasgupta

Plot

Rajani is a well-known prostitute in a small town in Bengal, India, living in a brothel with her teenage daughter, Lati. With few options for a better life, Rajani hopes to arrange a marriage for her daughter with a wealthy local businessman - an idea Lati opposes.

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A bleak, humane portrait of life at the margin.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (285 votes)
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