Directed by
| Shyam Benegal | ||
Writing Credits
| Shama Zaidi | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Satyadev Dubey | ... | (screenplay) (as Pt. Satyadev Dubey) and |
| Shyam Benegal | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ghulam Abbas | ... | (from the short story "Anandi") |
| Satyadev Dubey | ... | (dialogue) (as Pt. Satyadev Dubey) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Shabana Azmi | ... | Rukmini Bai | |
| Smita Patil | ... | Zeenat | |
| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | Tungrus | |
| Amrish Puri | ... | Darvish | |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... | Mr. Gupta | |
| Saeed Jaffrey | ... | Mr. Agarwal | |
| Om Puri | ... | Ram Gopal | |
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Sreela Majumdar | ... | Phoolmani |
| Neena Gupta | ... | Vasanti | |
| Geeta Kak | ... | Shantidevi (as Gita Siddharth) | |
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Sunila Pradhan | ... | Mrs. Gupta |
| Soni Razdan | ... | Bordello girl | |
| Anita Kanwar | ... | Parveena | |
| Ratna Pathak Shah | ... | Malti (as Ratna Pathak) | |
| Pankaj Kapur | ... | Shantidevi's assistant | |
| K.K. Raina | |||
| Satish Kaushik | ... | Councillor | |
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Khokha Mukherji | ||
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Athar Nawaaz | ... | (as Athar Nawaz) |
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Raj Narasimha Rao | ||
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Aslam Farshuri | ||
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Sita Ram | ||
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Swadesh Pal | ||
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Milena Marques | ||
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A. Lakshmi | ||
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Monisha Banerjee | ||
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Aruna | ||
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Abdul Aziz | ||
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Azim Aziz | ||
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Bela | ||
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Lilabai Deshpande | ||
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G.S. Deshmukh | ||
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M. Quddus Ahmed | ||
| Murali | ... | (as Murli) | |
| Harish Patel | ... | Policeman (havaldar) | |
| Ila Arun | ... | Bordello girl | |
| Annu Kapoor | ... | Doctor | |
| Aditya Bhattacharya | ... | Sushil Gupta | |
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Ashay Chitre | ||
Produced by
| Bhisham M. Bijlani | ... | executive producer |
| Lalit M. Bijlani | ... | producer |
| Freni Variava | ... | producer |
| Silloo F. Variava | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Vanraj Bhatia | ||
Cinematography by
| Ashok Mehta | ||
Editing by
| Bhanudas Divakar | ||
Art Direction by
| Nitish Roy | ||
Costume Design by
| Madhav Agasti | ... | (costumes designed by) |
| Saba Zaidi | ||
Makeup Department
| Bela Agha | ... | hair stylist (as Bela) |
| Lilabai Deshpande | ... | hair stylist |
| Vishwanath Govekar | ... | makeup artist (as V. Govekar) |
| Mallika Samuel | ... | hair stylist |
| Mariam Samuel | ... | hair stylist |
| Ajit Vengurlekar | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dev Benegal | ... | assistant director |
| Kalpana Lajmi | ... | assistant director (as Kalpana Lazmi) |
| Dayal Nihalani | ... | chief assistant director |
| Swadesh Pal | ... | assistant director |
| Joy Roy | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Samir Chanda | ... | assistant to art director |
| Paltu Dev Sharma | ... | assistant to art director |
Sound Department
| Vijay Bhope | ... | assistant sound |
| Mangesh Desai | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound |
| Mohamed Husein Kalsikar | ... | assistant sound |
| Kuldip Sood | ... | associate re-recordist |
| B.N. Tiwari | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rajan Kothari | ... | assistant camera |
| Manish | ... | assistant camera (as Manish Bhatt) |
| Govind Nihalani | ... | director of photography: additional photography |
| Hari Roy | ... | assistant camera |
| S.R. Sekar | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| John Babu | ... | assistant costumes |
| Monisha Banerjee | ... | assistant costumes |
| Milena Marques | ... | assistant costumes |
Editorial Department
| Dilip Bhopale | ... | assistant editor |
| Jagdish Mohite | ... | assistant editor |
| P.G. Mulay | ... | color consultant |
| Duttaram Naik | ... | color consultant (as Dutta Ram) |
| S.M. Zarapkar | ... | color consultant |
Location Management
| Dilip Bannerjee | ... | unit location manager |
Music Department
| Aziz Ahmed | ... | composer: song "Qawwali" |
| Ila Arun | ... | lyricist |
| Asha Bhosle | ... | playback singer |
| Sarwar Danda | ... | lyricist |
| Insha | ... | lyricist |
| Kabir | ... | lyricist |
| Kersi Lord | ... | assistant music |
| Mir Taqi Mir | ... | lyricist |
| Makhdoom Mohiuddin | ... | lyricist |
| Preeti Sagar | ... | playback singer |
| Salar Sindi | ... | lyricist (as Bahadur Shah Zafar) |
| Uttam Singh | ... | assistant music |
Additional Crew
| M. Quddus Ahmed | ... | production assistant |
| Hemant Bhagat | ... | production assistant |
| M.A. Bhatia | ... | production executive |
| Deepak | ... | production assistant |
| Sudarshan Dhir | ... | choreographer (as Sudarshan Dheer) |
| K.B. Kamat Ghanekar | ... | technical advisor |
| Jethu Maliramani | ... | production assistant |
| Raj Pius | ... | production controller |
| Bunny Reuben | ... | publicist |
| M.K. Shah | ... | production assistant |
