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Earth (1998)

UNRATED 110 min  -  Drama | Romance | War  -   7 July 1999 (Belgium)
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It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Writers:

Deepa Mehta, Bapsi Sidhwa (novel)

Stars:

Maia Sethna, Nandita Das and Kulbhushan Kharbanda
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maia Sethna Maia Sethna ...
Lenny Sethna
Nandita Das ...
Shanta, the Ayah
Kulbhushan Kharbanda ...
Imam Din
Babby Singh Babby Singh ...
Yousaf
Kitu Gidwani Kitu Gidwani ...
Bunty Sethna
Raghuvir Yadav Raghuvir Yadav ...
Hariya / Himmat Ali
Kabir Chowdhury Kabir Chowdhury ...
Cousin Adi
Arif Zakaria Arif Zakaria ...
Rustom Sethna
Eric Peterson ...
Mr. Rogers (IG)
Gulshan Grover ...
Mr. Singh
Lauren Walker Lauren Walker ...
Mrs. Rogers
Cinia Jain Cinia Jain ...
Mrs. Singh
Rahul Khanna ...
Hassan, the Masseur
Navtej Singh Johar Navtej Singh Johar ...
Sher Singh
Pavan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra ...
Butcher
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Storyline

The movie opens in Lahore of 1947 before India and Pakistan became independent. It is a cosmopolitan city, depicted by the coterie of working class friends who are from different religions. The rest of the movie chronicles the fate of this group and the maddening religious that sweeps even this city as the partition of the two countries is decided and Lahore is given to Pakistan. Written by Neel V Kumar <neelvk@iname.com>  

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India | Muslim | Hindu | Friend | Pakistan  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

India | Canada

Language:

Hindi | English | Parsee | Punjabi | Urdu

Release Date:

(Belgium) See more »

Also Known As:

1947: Earth See more »

Filming Locations:

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$42,449 (USA) (12 September 1999) (8 Screens)

Gross:

$528,972 (USA) (16 April 2000)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Cracking the Earth Films Inc., Jhamu Sughand Productions See more »
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Trivia

The film was banned in Pakistan for political reasons. In India, the censor board made six cuts, including the sex scene. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "ER: Status Quo (#14.11)" (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Dheemi Dheemi"
Performed by Hariharan
Composed by A.R. Rahman See more »