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  • The Square Circle (1996)
  • 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The Square Circle (1996)
107 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Set on the north eastern coast of India this unusual Indian film mixes the genres of Bollywood (the song) with a toght hard hitting look at Indian society looking at areas of women's place in Indian village society, cross dressing, rape ...See moreSet on the north eastern coast of India this unusual Indian film mixes the genres of Bollywood (the song) with a toght hard hitting look at Indian society looking at areas of women's place in Indian village society, cross dressing, rape and the history of Indian folk song. These provocitive issues are woven into a story using folk songs to tell the story and in one memorable scene poking fun at the Bollywood style musical number. Written by See less
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Director
Writers
Timeri N. Murari (screenplay) (story) | Amol Palekar (screenplay) | Chitra Palekar (screenplay) | Shashank Shanker (screenplay)
Producer
Composers
Anand Chitragupth (as Anand) | Milind Chitragupth (as Milind)
Cinematographer
Production Designer
Prem Pillai (associate producer)
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Updated Sep 12, 1996

Release date
Jun 13, 1997 (United Kingdom)
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23 cast members
Name Known for
Nirmal Pandey
The Transvestite The Transvestite   See fewer
Sonali Kulkarni
The Girl The Girl   See fewer
Faiyyaz
Madam Madam   See fewer
Rekha Sahay
Sultana - Bar Owner Sultana - Bar Owner   See fewer
Haidar Ali
Garage Owner Garage Owner   See fewer
Nandu Madhav
Abductor Abductor   See fewer
Nagesh Bhonsle
Abductor (as Nagesh Bhosie) Abductor (as Nagesh Bhosie)   See fewer
Rekha Sabnis
Girl's Parent Girl's Parent   See fewer
Sanjay Sharma
Girl's Parent Girl's Parent   See fewer
Ganesh Yadav
Jeep Driver Jeep Driver   See fewer
Shezaad
Rapist Rapist   See fewer
Brijesh Singh
Rapist Rapist   See fewer
Rajiv Mohanty
Rapist Rapist   See fewer
Ravi Gosain
Macho Man Macho Man   See fewer
Hiraial Jain
Dance Troupe Owner Dance Troupe Owner   See fewer
Mithali Kamat
Female Dancer Female Dancer   See fewer
Rakhi Das
Bride Bride   See fewer
Vinayak Misra
Bride's Father Bride's Father   See fewer
Nikhil Baran Sengupta
Brass Band Leader Brass Band Leader   See fewer
Sai Deodhar
Munni - Widow's Daughter Munni - Widow's Daughter   See fewer
Gauri Joshi
Transvestite's Wife Transvestite's Wife   See fewer
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