Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
India
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Year
1978
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Genre
Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- A FLIGHT OF PIGEONS Alternative
- POSSESSED Alternative
- OBSESSION Alternative
Introduction
Junoon is one of cinema’s most intelligent and engaging explorations of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
After witnessing the bloody murder of her father, Anglo-Indian Ruth Labadoor is abducted by Pathan chieftain Javed Khan. Held in the suffocating confines of his home – part-prison, part-sanctuary – Ruth has to negotiate Javed’s increasing obsession with her and the resentment it instils in his wife (Shabana Azmi).
Based on Ruskin Bond’s novella A Flight of Pigeons, it’s the relationships between women that lie at the heart of the story, as unexpected allegiances develop and sympathies shift. Azmi, in particular, is tremendous, prowling the house at night like a jilted tiger ready to pounce.
Shyam Benegal and cinematographer Govind Nihalani brilliantly mix the claustrophobic with the epic, gentle moments of domesticity with fear and horror. An under-seen Indian classic.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Javed Khan
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Marian Labadoor
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Ruth Labadoor
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Firdaus
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Sarfraz Khan
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Ramjimal
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Kuddu
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Mrs James
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Javed Khan's aunt
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Charles Labadoor
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Hafizullah Khan
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Hafizullah Khan's wife
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priest
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Minnie
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Credits
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Direction:
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Director
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Assistant Director
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Assistant Director
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Assistant Director
Production:
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Production Company
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Producer
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Production Executive
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Production Manager
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Production Supervisor
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Production Supervisor
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Location Manager
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
Writing:
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Screenplay
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Dialogue
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Additional Dialogue
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From a story by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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Colour Consultant
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Colour Consultant
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Assistant Photographer
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Assistant Photographer
Editing:
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Editor
Design:
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Art Director
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Set Designer
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Set Designer
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Set Designer
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Indian Decor and Costumes
Costumes:
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Western Costumes
Make-up:
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Make-up
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Make-up
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Make-up
Titles:
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Titles
Film processing:
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Opticals
Music:
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Music
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Songs and Background Music
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Lyrics
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Lyrics
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Lyrics
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Lyrics
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Singer (Rampuri)
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Playback Singer
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Playback Singer
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Music Director
Sound:
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Sound Recording
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Sound Re-recording
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Sound Re-recording
Subtitles:
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English Subtitles
Stunts:
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Fight Co-ordinator
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Fight Co-ordinator
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Fight Co-ordinator
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Fight Co-ordinator
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Battle Effects
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Battle Effects
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