Chandni Bar

The film “Chandni Bar” is the story of a young girl called Mumtaz. After a fire burned down her Bombay with her uncle. After her uncle’s promise to find a job as soon as possible, Mumtaz agreed to work temporarily in a beer bar, “Chandni Bar”, until they would settle in. Things though did not turn out as Muntaz expected and she ended up living her whole life connected to Chandni Bar. Tabu, a famous Bollywood actress, plays the role of Mumtaz, Atul Kulkarni has the role of Potiya Sawant, Mumtaz’s father of her children. Deepa, Mumatz closest friend and fellow dancer, is a character played by Ananya Khare and finally, Mumtaz’s Uncle is acted out by Suhas Palshikar.
The film is considered to be a genre, but it does not share all characteristics of the genre conventions. It is a more realistic depiction of society and as Madhur Bhandarkar (director of Chandni Bar) said "Ten years ago, it wouldn't have been possible to make the films that I did. Today, the audience wants to watch different genres of filmmaking and thus it's a good time to explore new themes" (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Life/Bollywood_comes_of_age/articleshow/3775152.cms). -Monica Modiano