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Firaaq

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 41m
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7.3/10
2.5K
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Firaaq (2008)
Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots.
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Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots.Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots.Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots.

  • Director
    • Nandita Das
  • Writers
    • Nandita Das
    • Shuchi Kothari
  • Stars
    • Inaamulhaq
    • Nassar
    • Shahana Goswami
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nandita Das
    • Writers
      • Nandita Das
      • Shuchi Kothari
    • Stars
      • Inaamulhaq
      • Nassar
      • Shahana Goswami
    • 32User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 11 nominations

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    Deepti Naval, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Sanjay Suri, Raghubir Yadav, Tisca Chopra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Shahana Goswami in Firaaq (2008)
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    Inaamulhaq
    Inaamulhaq
    • Munna
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Grave digger
    • (as Nasser)
    Shahana Goswami
    Shahana Goswami
    • Muneera
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Hanif
    • (as Nowaz)
    Paresh Rawal
    Paresh Rawal
    • Sanjay
    Honey Chhaya
    Honey Chhaya
    • Bapuji
    Deepti Naval
    Deepti Naval
    • Arati
    Dilip Joshi
    Dilip Joshi
    • Deven
    Kavan Antani
    • Arati's son
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Khan Saheb
    Raghubir Yadav
    Raghubir Yadav
    • Karim
    • (as Raghuvir Yadav)
    Sanjay Suri
    Sanjay Suri
    • Sameer Shaikh
    Tisca Chopra
    Tisca Chopra
    • Anuradha Desai
    Suchita Trivedi
    Suchita Trivedi
    • Ketki
    • (as Sucheta Trivedi)
    Pranav Subramaniya
    • Ketki's son 1
    Gaurav Dasari
    • Ketki's Son 2
    Rahul Singh
    Rahul Singh
    • Rajat
    Divya Jagdale
    Divya Jagdale
    • Burnt woman
    • Director
      • Nandita Das
    • Writers
      • Nandita Das
      • Shuchi Kothari
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    • Trivia
      Journalist Barkha Roy's footage covering the Gujarat 2002 riots appears in the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in 55th Idea Filmfare Awards (2010)

    User reviews32

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    8/10
    Very good drama but way too short to tie the themes properly
    The first attempt of veteran indie actress Nandita Das in directing is a spellbinding film which takes the Gujurat Riots of 2002 as its backdrop. We are introduced to four main plots - a Gujarati family complicit in the riots, one mixed marriage (Muslim male, Hindu female), one Muslim classical singer and one couple who return home after the riots have ended. And caught up in these people is an orphan who has lost his parents and is roaming around the city.

    The individual stories of the film are excellently done, themes of inter-religious marriages, abusive husbands, guilt of not helping Muslims, victims turning to violence, police brutality, middle class hypocrisy (One scene was excellent: A wedding is taking place. The bride is being decorated by a Muslim who has had her house burnt. And the bride is cussing how these "bloody Muslims" have ruined her marriage) are very poignantly dealt with.

    But the movie feels lacking a thematic closure. It was as if Nandita Das got tired and said "Ok, thats it! 101 minutes, thats all the runtime I can give. I just don't want to connect all these themes!" and left the film. Which is what just what I wanted - a sort of closure. Right now, Firaaq is movie which just gives us a glimpse of these people lives without letting us know what will happen to them in the future. That is something which IMO, should have been shown.

    None the less, this is a fine piece of Indian cinema - a far cry from the banal Bollywood dance numbers, masala filled movies. Thumbs up for the effort!
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 2009 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Urdu
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Разлука
    • Production company
      • Percept Picture Company
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $274,637
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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