1947: Earth (1999)

 ●  Hindi ● 1 hr 47 mins

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Loosely based on Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, 'Cracking India', this movie dramatically captures the upheaval and turmoil faced by people in Lahore, directly before and during the partition of India in 1947. A young girl with polio, Lenny (Maia Sethna), narrates the story through the voice of her adult self (Shabana Azmi). She is from a wealthy Parsi family who hopes to remain neutral to the rising tensions between Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims in the area. She is adored and protected by her parents, Bunty (Kitu Gidwani) and Rustom (Arif Zakaria) and is cared for by her Ayah, a beautiful Hindu woman, Shanta (Nandita Das). Two men Dil Navaz, the Ice-Candy Man (Aamir Khan) and Hassan, the Masseur (Rahul Khanna) are Muslim and in love with Shanta. Shanta, Dil, and Hassan are part of a small group of friends from different faiths (some of whom work for Lenny's family) who spend their days together in the park. With partition, however, this once unified group of friends becomes divided and tragedy ensues.

Cast: Aamir Khan, Babby Singh, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna

Crew: Deepa Mehta (Director), Giles Nuttgens (Director of Photography), AR Rahman (Music Director)

Rating: A (India)

Genres: Drama, Romance, War

Release Dates: 10 Sep 1999 (India)

Hindi Name: अर्थ

Did you know? This is Aamir Khan's first negative role, and won him much critical acclaim. Read More
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as Dil Navaz
as Yousaf
as Shanta
as Hassan, the Masseur
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Rustom Sethna
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Bunty Sethna
as Imam Din
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Butcher
Supporting Actor
as Muchoo
as Hariya / Himmat Ali
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
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Supporting Actor
as Papoo
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Narrator
Supporting Actress
as Toto Ramji
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor

Direction

Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director

Distribution

Distributor

Writers

Story Writer
Screenplay Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Sound

Sound Re-recording Mixer
Sound Effects Editor

Art

Art Director
Production Designer
Set Decorator

Casting

Casting Director

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer

Editorial

Editor

Makeup and Hair

Makeup Artist
Hair Stylist

Stunts

Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Performer
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Spoken Languages:
English, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: T-Series
05:31

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: AR Rahman
05:15

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Hariharan
04:50

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Sujata Trivedi, Srinivas
04:04

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Sukhwinder Singh
05:15

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan
04:06

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Srinivas, Sukhwinder Singh
04:08

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Sadhana Sargam
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Trivia:
This movie is considered one of the finest films to come out of Hindi Cinema, and was even nominated at the Oscars for best foreign film.

The film was banned in Pakistan for political reasons. In India, the censor board made six cuts, including the sex scene.

This is Aamir Khan's first negative role, and won him much critical acclaim.