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Firaaq (2009)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Nandita Das
Writer : Nandita Das, Shuchi Kothari

Synopsis

Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional journey of ordinary people- some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who choose to watch silently.

Actors

Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Khan Sahab
Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal
Sanjay
Inaamulhaq
Inaamulhaq
Munna
Nassar
Nassar
Grave digger
Shahana Goswami
Shahana Goswami
Muneera
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Hanif
Honey Chhaya
Honey Chhaya
Bapuji
Deepti Naval
Deepti Naval
Arati
Dilip Joshi
Dilip Joshi
Deven
Kavan Antani
Kavan Antani
Arati's son
Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav
Karim
Sanjay Suri
Sanjay Suri
Sameer Shaikh
Tisca Chopra
Tisca Chopra
Anuradha Desai
Suchita Trivedi
Suchita Trivedi
Ketki
Pranav Subramaniya
Pranav Subramaniya
Ketki's son 1
Gaurav Dasari
Gaurav Dasari
Ketki's son 2
Rahul Singh
Rahul Singh
Rajat
Divya Jagdale
Divya Jagdale
Burnt woman
Sumeet Raghvan
Sumeet Raghvan
Dr. Subhash
Kamlesh D. Bhadra
Kamlesh D. Bhadra
Vegetable vendor
Mohammad Samad
Mohammad Samad
Mohsin
Ruhi
Ruhi
Sakina
Prakash Dharma
Prakash Dharma
Shop-keeper
C. Rakesh
C. Rakesh
Auto driver
Amruta Subhash
Amruta Subhash
Jyoti
Kukul Tarmaster
Kukul Tarmaster
Donation collector 1
Qayam Hashmi
Qayam Hashmi
Donation collector 2
Vicky Ahuja
Vicky Ahuja
Lala
Madhurjeet Sarghi
Madhurjeet Sarghi
Zehra
Sridhar Kumar
Sridhar Kumar
Cop 1
Dushant
Dushant
Cop 2
Ajay Upadhyay
Ajay Upadhyay
Berry vendor

Crews

Nandita Das
Nandita Das
Director
Nandita Das
Nandita Das
Screenplay
Nandita Das
Nandita Das
Story
Shuchi Kothari
Shuchi Kothari
Writer
Shuchi Kothari
Shuchi Kothari
Screenplay
Sreekar Prasad
Sreekar Prasad
Editor
Piyush Kanojia
Piyush Kanojia
Music
Rajat Dholakia
Rajat Dholakia
Music
Gulzar
Gulzar
Lyricist
Ravi K. Chandran
Ravi K. Chandran
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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