The Vicious Circle
1981 · Movie · 140 min. · India
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.
Direction Rabindra Dharmaraj
Cast 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
Soundtrack Hridaynath Mangeshkar
Screenplay Jaywant Dalvi · Rabindra Dharmaraj
Cinematography Barun Mukherjee
Original title Chakra (The Vicious Circle)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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