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Earth

Earth

19986.51h 41m

Overview

It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

Directed by Deepa Mehta
Written by Deepa Mehta, Bapsi Sidhwa
Produced by Deepa Mehta, Anne Masson
Box Office0Revenue: $529K

Top Cast

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

Dil Navaz

Nandita Das

Nandita Das

Shanta

Rahul Khanna

Rahul Khanna

Hassan

M

Maia Sethna

Lenny Sethna

Kitu Gidwani

Kitu Gidwani

Bunty Sethna

Arif Zakaria

Arif Zakaria

Rustom Sethna

Eric Peterson

Eric Peterson

Mr. Rogers

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Imam Din

Pavan Malhotra

Pavan Malhotra

Butcher

S

Sunil Mehra

Toto Ramji

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookwar of independenceperiod dramawoman directorpartition1940slahore

About Earth

Earth is a drama, romance, history film released in 1998 exploring themes of based on novel or book, war of independence, period drama, woman director, partition, 1940s. Directed by Deepa Mehta, it stars Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna. It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

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