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Earth

  • 1998
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
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7.6/10
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Earth (1998)
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It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of poli... Read allIt's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) 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
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Nandita Das
    • Rahul Khanna
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
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    • Director
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Writers
      • Deepa Mehta
      • Bapsi Sidhwa
    • Stars
      • Aamir Khan
      • Nandita Das
      • Rahul Khanna
    • 62User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Aamir Khan
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    • Dil Navaz
    Nandita Das
    Nandita Das
    • Shanta
    Rahul Khanna
    Rahul Khanna
    • Hassan, the Masseur
    Maia Sethna
    Maia Sethna
    • Lenny Sethna
    Babby Singh
    • Yousaf
    Kitu Gidwani
    Kitu Gidwani
    • Bunty Sethna
    Raghubir Yadav
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    • Hariya
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    Kabir Chowdhury
    • Cousin Adi
    Arif Zakaria
    Arif Zakaria
    • Rustom Sethna
    Eric Peterson
    Eric Peterson
    • Mr. Rogers (IG)
    Gulshan Grover
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    • Mr. Singh
    Lauren Walker
    • Mrs. Rogers
    Cinia Jain
    • Mrs. Singh
    Navtej Singh Johar
    • Sher Singh
    Pawan Malhotra
    Pawan Malhotra
    • Butcher
    • (as Pavan Malhotra)
    Sunil Mehra
    Sunil Mehra
    • Toto Ramji
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • Imam Din
    Roshan Banu
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    • Director
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Writers
      • Deepa Mehta
      • Bapsi Sidhwa
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    • Trivia
      Aamir Khan's first negative role. He went on to receive much critical acclaim for his performance.
    • Quotes

      Older Lenny: I was eight years old, living in Lahore in March of 1947, when the British Empire in lndia started to collapse. Along with talks of lndia's independence from Britain came rumblings about its division into two countries, Pakistan and lndia. Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs who had lived together as one entity for centuries. suddenly started to clamor for pieces of lndia for themselves. The arbitrary line of division the British would draw to carve up lndia in August of 1947 would scar the Subcontinent forever.

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      Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
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      Ruth Aa Gayi Re
      Performed by Sukhwinder Singh
      Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
      Composed by A.R. Rahman

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    10/10

    Be prepared to have your guts ripped out

    This movie has attempted and succeeded at trying to get a handle on the brutal days of 1947 when British India was separated into independent India and Pakistan. I would suggest that this movie be a required viewing for anyone studying the past and present of these two countries. Lahore of 1947 is not very different from Sarajevo of the 90s. And this too is no fiction. Mayhem depicted in the movie is *very* tame compared to what actually happened. It is my ferevent hope that the people of India and Pakistan view this movie and hope "Never Again".
    • neelvk
    • Oct 30, 1999
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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1999 (India)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Земля
    • Filming locations
      • New Delhi, Delhi, India
    • Production companies
      • Cracking the Earth Films Inc.
      • Hamilton-Mehta Productions
      • Jhamu Sughand Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $424,798
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,449
      • Sep 12, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $424,798
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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