Poster of Rudaali

Rudaali

Plot: Shanichari is a beautiful girl born in lower cast and her life is full of sufferings because of lower cast, poor finances, lost parents, drunken husband, mischievous son. The title refers to a custom in some parts of Rajasthan—where aristocratic women were long kept secluded and veiled—of hiring professional women mourners on the death of a male relative, a rudaali (pronounced “roo-dah-lee”—literally, a female “weeper”) to publicly express the grief that family members, constrained by their high social status, were not permitted to display—or at times, perhaps did not feel
Release Date: Monday, January 11 1993
31 years ago
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Portrait of Dimple KapadiaDimple Kapadia
Dimple Kapadia was
35 in Rudaali
as 'Shanichari'.
Sat, Jun 08 1957
Portrait of Rakhee GulzarRakhee Gulzar
Rakhee Gulzar was
45 in Rudaali
as 'Bhikni'.
Fri, Aug 15 1947
Portrait of Raj BabbarRaj Babbar
Raj Babbar was
40 in Rudaali
as 'Thakur'.
Mon, Jun 23 1952
Portrait of Raghubir YadavRaghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav was
35 in Rudaali
as 'Budhwa'.
Tue, Jun 25 1957
Portrait of Sushmita MukherjeeSushmita Mukherjee
Sushmita Mukherjee was
>> in Rudaali
as 'Mungri'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Amjad KhanAmjad Khan
Amjad Khan would have been no older than
51 in Rudaali
Tue, Nov 12 1940 –
Mon, Jul 27 1992
Portrait of Ravi JhankalRavi Jhankal
Ravi Jhankal was
>> in Rudaali
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Suneel SinhaSuneel Sinha
Suneel Sinha was
>> in Rudaali
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Kalpana LajmiKalpana Lajmi
Kalpana Lajmi was
38 in Rudaali
as 'Director, Writer'
Mon, May 31 1954 –
Sun, Sep 23 2018
Portrait of Santosh SivanSantosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan was
28 in Rudaali
as 'Director of Photography'
Sun, Mar 08 1964
Portrait of Dharam GulatiDharam Gulati
Dharam Gulati was
>> in Rudaali
as 'Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of GulzarGulzar
Gulzar was
58 in Rudaali
as 'Writer'
Sat, Aug 18 1934
Portrait of Ravi GuptaRavi Gupta
Ravi Gupta was
>> in Rudaali
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ravi MalikRavi Malik
Ravi Malik was
>> in Rudaali
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bhanudas DivakarBhanudas Divakar
Bhanudas Divakar was
>> in Rudaali
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday