# Chandni Bar (2001)

> A village refugee’s desperate effort to protect her children becomes a devastating cycle of prostitution, gang violence, and inherited ruin in Mumbai.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12525

## Facts

- Runtime: 150 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
- Cast: Tabu, Atul Kulkarni, Ananya Khare, Rajpal Yadav, Suhas Palshikar, Minakshi Sahani, Vishal Thakkar, Shri Vallabh Vyas
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267363/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, intimate, serious film night, social issue cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A heartbreaking tale of survival and sacrifice in the face of relentless adversity.

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