Mandi

Mandi

1983 · 167 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.

Directed by Shyam Benegal · Written by Shyam Benegal

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