The Vicious Circle
- Original title
- Chakra (The Vicious Circle)
- Year
- 1981
- Running time
- 140 min.
- Country
India
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Smita Patil
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Ranjit Chowdhry
- Arun Bakshi
- Naseeruddin Shah
- Suresh Bhagwat
- Salim Ghouse
- Savita Bajaj
- Rohini Hattangadi
- Alka Kubal
- Yunus Parvez
- Sudhir Pandey
- Anjali Paigankar
- Madan Jain
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama
- Synopsis
- Amma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband, the trio flee, but the husband is shot dead by the police. Amma re-locates to a shanty slum near Dharavi, Bombay, where Benwa grows up and shines shoes for a living. Amma is sexually active with Looka, a hoodlum and extortionist who shows up once in while, and also has a steady relationship with trucker, Anna. Both Looka and Anna are unaware of each other. Looka gets Benwa married to Amli from a nearby slum and Anna gets Amma a much better shelter. All seems to be going well until the Police come looking for an injured Looka, when he robs a pharmacy in order to get medicines for himself. Watch what happens when the Police arrive and find a visibly pregnant Amma with Looka, and the impact this will have on her relationship with Anna.
- Awards
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1981: Locarno Film Festival: Best Film
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