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Chandni Bar(2001)

5.7/10
Hindi144 mins

Chandni Bar (2001) is a 144-minute Hindi film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. Starring Manoj Joshi, Ananya Khare and Rajeev Ravi. With an audience rating of 5.7/10, Chandni Bar stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2001.

Mood:
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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Prime Video
Theatrical Release
1 January 2001
Director
Madhur Bhandarkar
Language
Hindi
Runtime
2h 24m
GudVibe Rating
5.7/10

Storyline

A young woman from a poor village moves to Mumbai. She ends up working in a dance bar and gets trapped in the city's criminal underworld. The story shows her struggle to survive and protect her family from a life of violence and exploitation.

A mother's fight in Mumbai's dark underworld.

Film Details

5.7Rating
144Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date1 January 2001
Release Typetheatrical
Original Titleचांदनी बार
Also Known AsCabaret Queen

Parental Guide

Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
survivalcorruptionfamilyidentity
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence4
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability2

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Cast & Crew

Trivia

  • The film's title refers to a real dance bar in Mumbai that was popular in the 1990s.
  • Director Madhur Bhandarkar spent months researching Mumbai's dance bars and underworld to make the story realistic.
  • Lead actress Tabu won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as a bar dancer.
  • The movie was shot on a very low budget, using many real locations instead of film sets.
  • It was one of the first mainstream Hindi films to show the lives of bar dancers in such detail.
  • The film's success helped establish Madhur Bhandarkar's reputation for making realistic 'issue-based' cinema.
  • Many of the background dancers in the bar scenes were actual bar dancers from Mumbai.

Notable Collaborations

Frequent partnerships reunited in Chandni Bar

Frequently Asked Questions