Earth (1998)
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Deepa Mehta directed this Indian-Canadian romantic drama, the second part of a trilogy. Based on Bapsi Sidhwa's autobiography, Cracking India, the story is set in 1947 in Lahore, where Hindu, Sikh, Parsee, and Muslim share a peaceful co-existence. Events are seen from the point of view of eight-year-old Lenny (Maia Sethna), a girl from an affluent Parsee family. Lenny's nanny, Shantya (Nandita Das), is involved with the Muslim Masseur (Rahul Khanna). When a train of Muslims arrives at the local depot and all the passengers are found murdered, the various sects turn against each other, and the city is soon aflame. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast:
- Aamir Khan - Dil Nawaz, Ice Candy Man
- Rahul Khanna - Hasan
- Kitu Gidwani - Bunty Sethna
- Arif Zakaria - Rustom Sethna
- Eric Peterson - Mr. Rogers
- Raghubir Yadav - Hari
- Antonio Minnecola Hussain - Muslim Man Quartered
- Bobby Singh - Yousaf
- Roshan Banu - Papoo
- Mohini Mathur - Sher Singh's Mother
- Pradeep Kapoor - Station Master
- Kumar Rajendra - Refugee Police
- Ravinder Kumar - Young Muslim Man
- Vinod Nahardi - Mob Member
- Adil Sheikh - Mob Member
- Avinash Nimeshswami - Mob Member
- Mohammed Irahad - Mob Member
- Sandeep Singh - Little Sick Boy
- Sia Chopra - Daughter
- Gitanjili Chopra - Muslim Mother
- Varun Mehta - Boy at Bioscope
- Cinia Jain - Mrs. Singh
- Sunil Mehra - Toto Ramji
- Nurul Islam Bablu - Chotay
- Alwin Arifen - Refugee Boy
- Nandita Das - Ayah Shanta
- Maia Sethna - Lenny
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Imam Din
- Gulshan Grover - Mr. Singh
- Shabana Azmi - Older Lenny (Voice)
- Bapsi Sidhwa - Older Lenny
- Pavan Malhotra - Butcher
- Lauren Walker - Mrs. Rogers
- Mayura Baweja - Sher Singh's Sister
- Malani Ramani - Cousin Adi's Mother
- Ashok Jain - Refugee Police
- Veer Prakash Nayar - Papoo's Groom
- Rahul Ram - Young Sikh Man
- Anil Prakash - Mob Member
- Nagesh Salwan - Mob Member
- Sagar Zakhmi - Mob Member
- Madhavendra - Mob Leader
- Annabelle - Daughter
- Sahiba Chopra - Daughter
- Mahosh Gahalot - Muslim Father
- Radhika Singh - Muchoo
- Kabir Chowdhry - Cousin Adi
- Navtej Johar - Sher Singh
- Jaaved Jaaferi - Radio Announcer
- Director(s):
- Deepa Mehta
- Writer(s):
- Deepa Mehta
- Producer(s):
- Delip Mehta, Deepa Mehta, Anne Masson
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