Market Place (1983): Cast
Market Place is a 1983 romantic drama directed by Shyam Benegal, starring Om Puri as Ram Gopal, Naseeruddin Shah and Saeed Jaffrey. It runs 2 hours 47 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 47m (167 min)
- Director
- Shyam Benegal
- Original language
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Hindi - Studio
- Blaze Film Enterprises
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Market Place About?
The premise of Market Place without spoilers.
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.
Market Place Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- woman wrapped in a towel
- satire comedy
- dark comedy
- brothel
- prostitute
- small town
- disembodied voice
- naivete
- woman in labor
- municipal committee
- fakir
- implied sex
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- eviction
- committee meeting
- hiding under a bed
- dance performance
- scared woman
- tirade
- land deal
- bargaining
- protest
- demonstration
- speech
- shyness
- bedroom
- young love
- infatuation
- virgin
- bribe
- pursuit
- elopement
- construction
- builder
- parrot
- mute
- voyeur
- mental impairment
- crowd
- suicide attempt
- childbirth
- wish
- secret
- meeting
- doctor
- dancer
- singing
- singer
- song
- servant
- monkey
Market Place Cast & Characters
Om Puri leads the cast as Ram Gopal, with Naseeruddin Shah as Tungrus and Saeed Jaffrey as Major Agarwal. Directed by Shyam Benegal; 39 actors are credited in all.
- Director Shyam Benegal
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Om Puri as Ram Gopal -
Naseeruddin Shah as Tungrus -
Saeed Jaffrey as Major Agarwal -
Satish Kaushik as Councillor
Also Starring in Market Place
· 35 more- Shabana Azmi Rukmini Bai
- Amrish Puri Darvish
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda Mr. Gupta
- Annu Kapoor The Doctor
- Neena Gupta Basanti
- Harish Patel Policeman
- Pankaj Kapur Shantidevi's Assistant
- Smita Patil Zeenat
- Ila Arun Kamli
- Soni Razdan Nadra
- Ratna Pathak Shah Malti Gupta
- K.K. Raina Shrikant
- Gita Siddharth Shantidevi
- Sreela Majumdar Phoolmani
- Anita Kanwar Parweena
- Abdul Aziz
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Market Place Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “The Market Place” and “Mandi”.
- Also known as
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- The Market Place
- Mandi
- 艳妓人生
- Рыночная площадь, ბაზრის მოედანი
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Market Place FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Market Place, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Market Place?
Market Place runs 2 hours 47 minutes (167 minutes).
When was Market Place released?
Market Place was released on February 25, 1983.
Who directed Market Place?
Market Place was directed by Shyam Benegal.
More films by Shyam Benegal Who is in the cast of Market Place?
Market Place stars Om Puri as Ram Gopal, Naseeruddin Shah as Tungrus and Saeed Jaffrey as Major Agarwal, among 39 credited actors.
Does Market Place have a post-credit scene?
No. Market Place has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Market Place in?
The original language of Market Place is Hindi.
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