Khamosh Pani (2003)
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Pakistani filmmaker Sabiha Sumar directs the political drama Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters). Set in a small Pakistani village in 1979, the film follows widowed family matriarch Ayesha (Kirron Kher) as she struggles under the martial law that declares her country a Muslim state. Her teenage son Saleem (Aamir Malik) is encouraged by his wealthy girlfriend Zubeida (Shilpa Shukla) to get a job. However, he ends up hanging out with a bunch of Muslim fundamentalists and causing trouble for the Sikh pilgrims. Meanwhile, Ayesha remembers secrets from her past awakened by the arrival of the Sikh pilgrim Jaswant (Navtej Johar). Silent Waters won the Golden Leopard award at the 2003 Locarno International Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kirron Kher, Aamir Malik, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sabiha Sumar
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Khamosh Pani
Pakistani filmmaker Sabiha Sumar directs the political drama Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters). Set in a small Pakistani village in 1979, the film follows widowed family matriarch Ayesha (Kirron Kher) as she struggles under the martial law that declares her country a Muslim state. Her teenage son Saleem (Aamir Malik) is encouraged by his wealthy girlfriend Zubeida (Shilpa Shukla) to get a job. However, he ends up hanging out with a bunch of Muslim fundamentalists and causing trouble for the Sikh pilgrims. Meanwhile, Ayesha remembers secrets from her past awakened by the arrival of the Sikh pilgrim Jaswant (Navtej Johar). Silent Waters won the Golden Leopard award at the 2003 Locarno International Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 99 mins
Complete Cast of Khamosh Pani
- Kirron Kher - Ayesha
- Arshad Mahmud - Mahboob
- Shilpa Shukla - Zubeida
- Shazim Ashraf - Zubair
- Fariha Jabeen - Shabnam
- Rehan Sheikh - Afsaan
- Aamir Malik - Saleem
- Salman Shahid - Amin
- Sarfaraz Ansari - Rashid
- Navtej Johar - Jaswant
- Adnan Shah - Mazhar
- Director(s):
- Sabiha Sumar
- Writer(s):
- Sabiha Sumar, Paromita Vohra
- Producer(s):
- Sachithanandam Sathananthan, Helge Albers, Claudia Tronnier
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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