Junoon (1979)
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During one of the many violent uprisings against the English colonial overlords in India, a church filled with people is massacred. The only people to survive are three generations of women in one family, hidden by a friendly Indian. They are then kidnapped by a Muslim (Sashi Kapoor), who wants to keep the youngest woman as his second wife, despite the objections of his first wife who despises the women for their Englishness. Also, the girl he is enamored of finds him frightening. He goes off to join the fighting and eventually comes back to a much-changed situation. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, (more)
- Director(s):
- Shyam Benegal
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Junoon
During one of the many violent uprisings against the English colonial overlords in India, a church filled with people is massacred. The only people to survive are three generations of women in one family, hidden by a friendly Indian. They are then kidnapped by a Muslim (Sashi Kapoor), who wants to keep the youngest woman as his second wife, despite the objections of his first wife who despises the women for their Englishness. Also, the girl he is enamored of finds him frightening. He goes off to join the fighting and eventually comes back to a much-changed situation. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Complete Cast of Junoon
- Shashi Kapoor - Javed
- Jennifer Kendal - Mariam
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Nafisa Ali
- Director(s):
- Shyam Benegal
- Writer(s):
- Shyam Benegal
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