Released in 1986
8/10
Genre: Drama
Main Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Moon Sen,
Vijayendra Ghatge, Mallika Sarabhai
Screenplay/Story: Mani Shankar Mukherjee
Direction- Basu Chatterjee

BRIEF INTRODUCTION An intriguing office/courtroom drama about an alleged incident of harassment at the workplace.

Mithun Chakraborty and Mallika Sarabhai in “Sheesha 1986”

Based on Shankar’s novel, “Man Samman“, probably the first film from Indian Cinema to talk about harassment of women in workplaces. Way ahead of its time, released at a time, when not even remotely, the mainstream was interested or ready for a thought-provoking film like this. As the name suggests, this story is a reflection of the kind of work culture and a lot of things associated with it that encourages such incidents and the position of women in a male-dominated society, especially, twenty-thirty years back.

The Movie Directed by Basuda (Basu Chatterjee), with a straightforward/clear narrative and a strong plot, the film managed to excel in its motive with brilliant performances from the leads.

P.S. “Sheesha 1986” also inspired a recent film on the same subject.