The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Shabana AzmiRukmini Bai | Rukmini Bai |
 Smita PatilZeenat | Zeenat |
 Naseeruddin ShahTungrus | Tungrus |
 Amrish PuriDarvish | Darvish |
 Kulbhushan KharbandaMr. Gupta | Mr. Gupta |
 Saeed JaffreyMajor Agarwal | Major Agarwal |
 Sreela MajumdarPhoolmani | Phoolmani |
 Neena GuptaBasanti | Basanti |
 Gita SiddharthShantidevi | Shantidevi |
| AAditya BhattacharyaSushil Agarwal | Sushil Agarwal |
 Om PuriRam Gopal | Ram Gopal |
 Harish PatelPoliceman | Policeman |
 Soni RazdanNadra | Nadra |
 Ila ArunKamli | Kamli |
| AAnita KanwarParweena | Parweena |
 Ratna Pathak ShahMalti Gupta | Malti Gupta |
| SSunila PradhanMrs. Gupta | Mrs. Gupta |
 Pankaj KapurShantidevi's Assistant | Shantidevi's Assistant |
 K.K. RainaShrikant | Shrikant |
 Satish KaushikCouncillor | Councillor |
 Annu KapoorThe Doctor | The Doctor |
| KKhokha MukherjiNot listed | Not listed |
| AAthar NawaazNot listed | Not listed |
| RRaj Narasimha RaoNot listed | Not listed |
| AAslam FarshuriNot listed | Not listed |
| SSita RamNot listed | Not listed |
| SSwadesh PaulNot listed | Not listed |
| MMilena MarquesNot listed | Not listed |
| AA. LaxmiNot listed | Not listed |
| MMonisha BanerjeeNot listed | Not listed |