Silent Waters
Silent Waters

Silent Waters

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2003
1h 39m
6.5(12 votes)
Drama

Overview

Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men are soon gripped by a religious fervour, and they attempt to bring radical Islamic law to their friends and neighbours. After a group of Sikh pilgrims arrive in town, tensions reach boiling point as Ayesha's haunted past comes rushing back.

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Production Companies

Vidhi Films
ARTE

Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

Kirron Kher

Ayesha / Verro

Kirron Kher
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Aamir Ali Malik

Saleem

Aamir Ali Malik
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Arshad Mahmood

Mahboob

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Salman Shahid

Amin

Salman Shahid
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Shilpa Shukla

Zubeida

Shilpa Shukla
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Sarfaraz Ansari

Rashid

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Sound

Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch

Shanno

Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
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Ejaz Baig

Bhatti

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Tasleem Bibi

Allabi

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Abid Ali

Choudhary

Abid Ali
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Shazim Ashraf

Zubair

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Adnan Shah Tipu

Mazhar

Adnan Shah Tipu
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Fareeha Jabeen

Shabnam

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Nisar Qadri

Haji Munnavar

Nisar Qadri
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Barkat Ullah

Mubarak Bhai

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Saba Malik

Courtesan

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Writing

Madan Gopal Singh

Sikh Pilgrim 1

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Gurjot Singh Mann

Sikh Pilgrim 2

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Rehan Sheikh

Afsan (1947)

Rehan Sheikh
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Suhair Fariha Khan

Young Veero

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Yousuf Jimmi

Tabla Player

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Master Mushtaq

Harmonium Player

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Fahim Khan

Muslim Man (1947)

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S.A. Rehman

Professor

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K.M. Rana

Sikh Priest

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Nadia Malik

Hina

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Afaq Mushtaq

Asif

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Anjum Habibi

Maulana in Rawalpindi

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Aslam Rana

Vegetable Vendor

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Shams Uddin

Tea Shop Owner

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Zaheer Ahmed

Tea Boy

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Editing

Zulifquar Zulfi

Academic Expert on TV

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Abdul Saboor

Maulvi on TV

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Aftab Zubari

Show Host on TV (Compere)

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Mubbashir Ali Khan

Bare Chested Labourer

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Rashid Khan

Sikh Pilgrim 3

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Tanveer Ahmad

Sikh Pilgrim 4

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Safdar Ali

Sikh Pilgrim 5

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Taj Mohammad

Village Maulvi

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