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Farewell, My Indian Soldier (2016)

The untold story of Indian soldiers in Europe during WWI

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 56M

Director : Vijay Singh

Synopsis

A young woman researches the hidden story of Indian soldiers who came to fight in France and Belgium during the World War I. The presence of these 140,000 soldiers in Europe is a virtually unknown fact of history.

Actors

Paloma Coquant
Paloma Coquant
Narrator (voice) / Granddaughter
Monique Soupart
Monique Soupart
Herself - Real Granddaughter of an Unknown Indian Soldier and a French Woman
Maurice Bood
Maurice Bood
Himself
Lt. Gen. Raj Sujlana
Lt. Gen. Raj Sujlana
Himself
Dominiek Dendooven
Dominiek Dendooven
Himself
Jaimal Johan
Jaimal Johan
Himself
Vedica Kant
Vedica Kant
Herself
Dominique Faivre
Dominique Faivre
Himself
Santanu Das
Santanu Das
Himself

Crews

Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Director
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Writer
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Producer
Gurdeep Singh Sappal
Gurdeep Singh Sappal
Producer
Mandakini Narain
Mandakini Narain
Producer
Piyush Shah
Piyush Shah
Director of Photography
Sarah Ternat
Sarah Ternat
Editor
Matthieu Tartamella
Matthieu Tartamella
Sound
Sofiane Gnaba
Sofiane Gnaba
Sound
Paban Das Baul
Paban Das Baul
Music
Mimlu Sen
Mimlu Sen
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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