---
title: 'Mirch Masala (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ketan Mehta'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mirch-masala-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089599/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mirch Masala (1985)

1985 · 118 min · Drama · India, United Kingdom

Original title: मिर्च मसाला

## Synopsis

Mirch Masala is a 1987 Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Ketan Mehta. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil in the lead roles. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Smita Patil's performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ketan Mehta](https://cinepixo.com/people/ketan-mehta)
- **Screenplay:** [Ketan Mehta](https://cinepixo.com/people/ketan-mehta)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rajat Dholakia](https://cinepixo.com/people/rajat-dholakia)

## Cast

- [Om Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/om-puri)
- [Smita Patil](https://cinepixo.com/people/smita-patil)
- [Dina Pathak](https://cinepixo.com/people/dina-pathak)
- [Supriya Pathak](https://cinepixo.com/people/supriya-pathak)
- [Ram Gopal Bajaj](https://cinepixo.com/people/ram-gopal-bajaj)
- [Raj Babbar](https://cinepixo.com/people/raj-babbar)
- [Mohan Gokhale](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohan-gokhale)
- [Ratna Pathak](https://cinepixo.com/people/ratna-pathak)
- [Neena Kulkarni](https://cinepixo.com/people/neena-kulkarni)
- [Harish Patel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harish-patel)
- [Suresh Oberoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/suresh-oberoi)
- [Benjamin Gilani](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-gilani)
- [Deepti Naval](https://cinepixo.com/people/deepti-naval)
- [Paresh Rawal](https://cinepixo.com/people/paresh-rawal)
- [Naseeruddin Shah](https://cinepixo.com/people/naseeruddin-shah)

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