The Square Circle

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The Square Circle

"Will the woman he is become the man of her dreams?"

1996

1h 47m

4.8(4 votes)

Drama

Music

Romance

Overview

An abducted and sexually abused girl has her traditional views towards sexuality changed after finding refuge and kindness with a trans woman.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Nirmal Pandey

Trans Woman

Sonali Kulkarni

Girl

Faiyyaz

Madam

Rekha Sahay

Sultana

Nina Kulkarni

Widow

Haidar Ali

Garage Owner

Nandu Madhav

Abductor

Nagesh Bhonsle

Abductor

Rekha Sabnis

Girl's Parent

Sanjay Sharma

Girl's Parent

Creative team

Directed by: Amol Palekar
Written by: Chitra Palekar
Amol Palekar

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