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Directed by
Sturla Gunnarsson |
Written by
Rohinton Mistry | ... | (novel) |
Sooni Taraporevala | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Suresh Jindal | ... | co-producer |
Firdaus Kharas | ... | supervising producer: India |
Simon MacCorkindale | ... | producer |
Don McLean | ... | line producer |
Victor Solnicki | ... | executive producer |
Paul Stephens | ... | producer |
Stephen J. Turnbull | ... | line producer |
Music by
Jonathan Goldsmith |
Cinematography by
Jan Kiesser |
Editing by
Jeff Warren |
Editorial Department
Doug Caron | ... | first assistant editor |
Karl DiPelino | ... | post-production coordinator |
Production Design by
Nitin Chandrakant Desai | ... | (as Nitin Desai) |
Art Direction by
David Sores |
Set Decoration by
Suzanne Caplan Merwanji |
Costume Design by
Lovleen Bains |
Production Management
Mike Higgins | ... | unit manager |
Zunaid Memon | ... | location assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Fowler | ... | second assistant director |
Manoj K. Jha | ... | second assistant director (as Jha Manoj) |
Wendy Ord | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Rajkishor Choudhary | ... | assistant art director (as Raj Kishor Choudhary) |
Chetan Pathak | ... | assistant art director |
Chetan J Pathak | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
Eric Apps | ... | adr mixer |
Steph Carrier | ... | re-recording mixer |
Henry Embry | ... | sound |
Paul Germann | ... | assistant sound editor |
Henry Godding Jr. | ... | voice recordist: French version |
Kirk Lynds | ... | re-recording assistant |
Mark McNeilly | ... | boom operator |
Donna Powell | ... | foley artist |
Ian Rankin | ... | foley mixer |
Paul Shikata | ... | sound effects editor |
Lou Solakofski | ... | re-recording mixer |
Orest Sushko | ... | re-recording mixer |
Phong Tran | ... | sound editor |
Clive Turner | ... | sound effects editor |
Randy Wilson | ... | control room operator |
Visual Effects by
Jamie Hallett | ... | optical cameraman |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Brock | ... | gaffer |
Mulchand Dedhia | ... | gaffer: India |
Faroukh Mistry | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Nick Ray | ... | key grip |
Hitesh Sadrrani | ... | electrician |
Glen Treilhard | ... | focus puller |
Music Department
Jonathan Goldsmith | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
Ed Hanley | ... | musician |
George Koller | ... | musician |
Ernie Tollar | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
Vivianne Royal | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Geneviève Appleton | ... | development assistant |
Brett Burlock | ... | entertainment lawyer |
James Milligan | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Optimum Releasing (1999) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Shooting Gallery (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Line 21 Media Services (closed captioning)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Circa 1971, Gustad Noble lives in a one bedroom hall rented apartment in Byculla, Bombay. He travels to work everyday by Central Railway to Victoria Terminus and walks to Flora Fountain to his place of employment, namely the Central Bank of India. He has three children, Sohrab - who has finished his college studies and is now being admitted, much to his dislike, to Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.); while Darius, his second son, and daughter, Roshan, are school-going; his wife, Dilnavaz, looks after the children and the household. Their neighborhood is filthy, people urinate and defecate near the wall which encloses their building. Gustad asks a pavement artist to move near his building, draw pictures of religious Gods and Goddesses depicting the four main religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Sikhism. The Artist agrees, and soon the place is transformed into a huge temple where people of all religions come to pay their respects. It is only a handful of people who know that Gustad is involved with a rebel RAW Agent, Major Jimmy Billimoria, who is actively involved with an extremist organization in East Pakistan, Awami League, aiding them financially and with manpower to overcome the Pakistani Government. The question remains what will Gustad's plight be when the news gets out of his involvement in this activity, especially when he receives 10 lakh rupees to be deposited in small installments in his Bank, in the midst of sentiments running high, war being declared between Pakistan and India, emergency blackout conditions and air raid sirens. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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Trivia | More than 10 years after its publication, the novel by Rohinton Mistry, on which this film is based, was controversially removed from the syllabus of a university in India. In an ironic twist, the book ban followed a violent protest by a fringe political party which objected to sections of the book calling it a fringe political party that uses violent protests to stay relevant. See more » |
Goofs | When Gustad enters the Bank Manager's office to take the call about his daughter, as he opens the glass door, a crew member in a white t-shirt is reflected. See more » |
Soundtracks | The Donkey Serenade See more » |