Tabu is unforgettable in Madhur Bhandarkar's Chandni Bar. On Throwback Thursday

On Madhur Bhandarkar's 53rd birthday, we dedicate this week's Throwback Thursday to his film Chandni Bar. Tabu played the lead role in the film.

Madhur Bhandarkar has shown women overcoming the worst circumstances in his films, but he never made a 'hero' out of them. We never saw them thumping their chests and announcing their success. Instead, they quietly battled it out and worked towards changing their lives, like most women around the world. On the director's 53rd birthday today, we dedicate this week's Throwback Thursday to his film Chandni Bar and dissect how he, along with his leading lady Tabu, made an unforgettable film, rooted deep into the psyche of our society.