Sheesha (1986 film)

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Sheesha
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Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Written by Mani Shankar Mukherjee
Produced by Sattee Shourie
Mona Kapoor
Starring Mithun Chakraborty
Moon Moon Sen
Vijayendra Ghatge
Mallika Sarabhai
Cinematography K. K. Mahajan
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Production
company
S.G.S. Films
Release date
  • 3 October 1986 (1986-10-03)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget 5 Crores

Sheesha (transl. Mirror) is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Moon Moon Sen, Vijayendra Ghatge and Mallika Sarabhai. [1] The film was production coordinated by Mona Kapoor. [2] The movie was based on a Bengali novel Mansamman, authored by Shankar. [3] It was first Hindi movie about sexual harassment in office.

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Plot

The film is a court room drama as well. Dinesh Prakash (Mithun Chakraborty) and Manisha (Moon Moon Sen) are in love and they get married. Now Dinesh is the executive director at B. C. Drugs located in Chembur. At a birthday celebration on 15 December, Manisha invites their friends including Advocate Ashok Kumar (Vijayendra Ghatge). But she is shocked beyond her senses when she finds out that her husband has been arrested and charged with the rape of Poonam (Mallika Sarabhai), a telephone operator. Has Dinesh really done any crime? Has Poonam created a trap for Dinesh? A movie ahead of its times, given the 'Me Too' syndrome. It also reflects a sad reality. [4]

Cast

Music

SongSinger
"Yeh To Naari" Bappi Lahiri
"Pyar Hai Bas Yahi" Kishore Kumar
"Pyar Hai Kya Yahi" Kishore Kumar
"Kya Hoga, Kyun Hoga" Asha Bhosle

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References

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