Memsahab

Memsahab
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Directed by	Arshad Siddiqui
Written by	Arshad Siddiqui
Produced by	Kailash Shukla
Starring	Yukta Mookhey and Vijay Raaz
Edited by	Bibhuti Bhushan
Release date	20 June 2008 (2008-06-20)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Memsahab is a Hindi film released in 2008. The film stars Yukta Mookhey and Vijay Raaz. Mookhey plays the role of a Sikh woman forced into prostitution after the death of her parents. Her character was inspired by Shabana Azmi's award-winning role of a prostitute in the 1983 film ‘Mandi’.

Synopsis

The film is based on the aftermath of the 1984 riots involving a section of Congress party activists and Sikhs in Delhi and other parts of northern India. Congress party activists targeted and killed thousands of Sikhs.

Yukta Mookhey plays the character of Anjali, who is a victim of the riots and is pushed into prostitution. Anjali’s mother is raped by the rioters, and her father is shot dead. Anjali grows up with traumatic memories of her childhood.

Anjali is one of many women working as a prostitute in Kamathipura (a red-light district in Mumbai, where filming also took place); every night each of these women meets with a new ‘Sahab’.

After some unexpected incidents, Anjali stumbles upon her parents' killers and starts hunting them down one by one. In the process, she realizes that violence will not help her get her parents back, and that even after taking revenge she still cannot not erase her traumatic childhood memories, leading to an unexpected decision.

Cast

• Yukta Mookhey as Anjali
• Vijay Raaz
• Govind Namdeo as Kashinath
• Rafique Khan as Rahul
• Rajpal Yadav
• Ehsaan Khan as Lalji
• Monish Anand
• Akshay Verma as Nandu
• Nilanjana Bhattacharya
• Shoorveer Tyagi
• Rajeeta Kochhar
• Sambhavana Seth as Priya Pardesia

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features seven songs including the item number "Piya Pardesia" by Sambhavana Sheth.^[1][2] Music for the film was composed by Murlidhar Alia, with original lyrics by Ibrahim Ashq.

Track List ^[3]

1. The Soul of Memsahab
2. Qatil Haseena Hoon
3. Piya Pardesia
4. Pata Dhadkanon Se Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
5. Padoon Tore Main Paiyan
6. Kya Khoya Kya Paya
7. Piya Pardesia (Remix)

References

1. "Sambhavna promotes Miss World starrer!!". glamsham.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008.
2. BigFM - Mumbai^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Rediff^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Further reading

• Gupta, Shubhra (21 June 2008). "Memsahab". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

External links

• Memsahab at IMDb
• Memsahab - Lost In A Mirage
• Yukta exudes subdued charm at "Memsahab" launch party
• Movie Premiere of "Memsahab - Lost in a Mirage"