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Earth

Earth

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Earth

1998

1h 41m

6.6(43 votes)

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In 1947, 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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10 featured cast members

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Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

Dil Navaz

Nandita Das

Nandita Das

Shanta

Rahul Khanna

Rahul Khanna

Hassan

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

Sunil Mehra

Toto Ramji

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Directed by: Deepa Mehta
Written by: Deepa Mehta
Produced by: Anne Masson
Deepa Mehta

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