Indian Film : Mirch Masala (1987) on DVD

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A restored version of this movie is available on DVD.

Staring: Smita Patil, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval
Running time: 118 minutes
Format: NTSC
Video: 1.42:1 (4:3)
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English
Year: 1987 (cinema), 2011 (DVD)
DVD: Single sided dual layered
Author: National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)
Release by: NFDC/Shemaroo
Alternate versions: One by Eagle (AVOID!!!!!)

Here are my preliminary observations as I've not watched the whole movie :

The good -
- Taken from a restored print
- Excellent color rendition
- Great detail and crispness
- Clear, distortion-free audio
- High bitrate (generally above 7 mbps)

The bad -
- Certain scenes lack shadow detail (only 2-3 instances)
- Blurring and other motion artifacts are visible
- Slight cropping is noticeable
- Artwork is quite mediocre
- No extras

Screenies...


DVD main menu


The beginning


Color rendition is mostly breathtaking


Smita Patil's best till date?


Motion artifacts GALORE


...on fire


NOOKIE!!!!


...only to be taunted by all


Some scenes may cause discomfort


He is the MAN!


Sickle!? For...??


Ratna Pathak's early days


What a ****


Women in action


Go for it!

VERDICT : Highly recommended for movie buffs. The motion artifacts and lack of extras lets this DVD down. Overall, its a very good DVD that has come out for an older movie.
For me, its an 8/10