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Director:
Gulzar
Writer:
Gulzar (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 October 1996 (India) more
Genre:
Drama | Action | Thriller | Crime | War more
Plot:
A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Vishal Bharadwaj - from critical acclaim to blockbusters
 (From Filmicafe. 22 August 2009, 3:48 PM, PDT)
Apoorva Lakhia's next based on Khalistan movement starring Sanjay Dutt, Big B
 (From BollywoodHungama. 30 June 2009, 2:27 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
A realistic portrayal of a situation where there are no heroes more (8 total)

Cast

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Om Puri ... Sanatan
Tabu ... Veerandra 'Veeran'
Chandrachur Singh ... Kripal Singh 'Pali'
Kanwaljit Singh ... Inspector Vohra (as Kanwaljit)
Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Commander

Rajendranath Zutshi ... Jaswant Singh Randhawa 'Jassi' (as Raj Zutshi)
Suneel Sinha ... Vazira
Jimmy Shergill ... Jaimal 'Jimmy' (as Jasjiet Shergill)
Ravi Gossain ... Kuldip (as Ravi Gosain)
Navninder Behl ... Mother
Amrik Gill ... Nanoo
Banwari Taneja
S.M. Zaheer
Bhupendra (as Bhupender)
Devendra Malhotra
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Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | Dolby SR
Certification:
India:A
Filming Locations:
Alfanagar, Bundi, Rajasthan, India more
Company:
Pan Pictures more

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Soundtrack:
Aey Hawaa more

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A realistic portrayal of a situation where there are no heroes, 17 July 2000
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Author: (dhotb@hotmail.com) from London

I liked this film because apart from the songs (which were excellent) everything was so realistic, almost understated. The film dealt with a very emotional subject in a practical and logical way and brought to screen the misery caused to everyone concerned in this tragic conflict. All the major points were well handled, including references to false "encounters", the guilt of some Hindu friends of the Sikhs, the routine brutality of the police. There was also some balance in the film - not all police were the baddies, some were ordinary family men doing their jobs. Everyone had their frailties, even the hero wasn't a true film Hero, just a man caught up in a conflict not of his making

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