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Split Wide Open (1999)

UNRATED 107 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   25 July 2001 (Belgium)
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A search for a lost street girl in midst of exposés of modern sexual behaviour in Bombay and a water mafia in the city, this is a real 'split wide open' of the Indian glamour capital.

Director:

Dev Benegal

Writer:

Dev Benegal

Stars:

Rahul Bose, Laila Rouass and Shivaji Satam
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rahul Bose Rahul Bose ...
Laila Rouass ...
Nandita
Shivaji Satam Shivaji Satam ...
Shiv
Farida Haider Mulla Farida Haider Mulla ...
Didi
Shiv Paul Shiv Paul ...
Bobby
Kiran Nagarkar Kiran Nagarkar ...
Arti Gosavi Arti Gosavi ...
Arti
Rajika Puri ...
Auntie
Ayesha Dharker ...
Leela
Veerendra Saxena Veerendra Saxena ...
Altaf
Anjula Bedi Anjula Bedi ...
Mrs. G (show "I can't get no satisfaction")
Amit Divekar Amit Divekar ...
The Son-in-Law (show 'I can't get no satisfaction')
Sopan Dorkar Sopan Dorkar ...
Peon (show 'I can't get no satisfaction')
Adya Bedi Adya Bedi ...
Virgin 1 (show 'The Virgins')
Neha Dubey Neha Dubey ...
Virgin 2 (show "The Virgins")
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Storyline

The film pits the new India of mobile phones, fancy cars and a growing middle class against the better known India of impoverished and exploited street urchins and caste structures. "Split Wide Open" refers to an American style talk show in which people, in darkness, confess to their secret sexual lives. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>  

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India | Water | Secret | Talk Show | Incest  | See more »

Taglines:

16 Million People, 16 Million Stories, 16 Million Secret Lives. Which one of it is yours?

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Country:

India

Language:

English | Hindi

Release Date:

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Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Adlabs Films, BMG-Crescendo, Tropicfilm See more »
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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KP aka Kut Price: [to Nandita] I slept on the footpaths. I slept on these water pipes.
[pause]
KP aka Kut Price: And one day I got a job. In the hospital. To do what? To shave the bodies. The dead bodies. Good money. Arre this is Bombay. Only entry. No exit.
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