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Firaaq (2008)

A moving film about the aftermath of the Gujarat genocide of 2002, told through many characters’ lives.

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Film details

Featuring

Naseeruddin Shah Deepti Naval Paresh Rawal
Director

Nandita Das
Country

India
Year

2008
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Introduction

Accomplished actress Nandita Das directs her debut feature – the politically daring Firaaq, one of only two features about the Gujarat genocide of 2002. Das’ film is a deeply moving exploration of its aftermath. A Muslim singer, the gentle wife of a Hindu right-winger, a man of mixed parentage, a man whose home is burnt, and an orphan child nervously ponder their future.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Khan Saheb
    
    Naseeruddin Shah
  - Arati
    
    Deepti Naval
  - Sanjay
    
    Paresh Rawal
  - Sameer Shaikh
    
    Sanjay Suri
  - Anuradha Desai
    
    Tisca Chopra
  - Muneera
    
    Shahana Goswami
  - Hanif
    
    Nowaz
  - Mohsin
    
    Mohammad Samad
  - Karim
    
    Raghuvir Yadav
  - Munna
    
    Inamul Haq
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Nandita Das
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Percept Picture Company
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Nandita Das
  - Screenplay
    
    Shuchi Kothari
  - Story
    
    Nandita Das
  - Story
    
    Shuchi Kothari
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Ravi K. Chandran
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Prasad, Sreekar
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Gautam Sen
  Music:
  - Music Composer
    
    Rajat Dholakia
  - Music Composer
    
    Piyush Kanojia
  Sound:
  - Sound Designer
    
    Manas Choudhury

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