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Earth

  • 1998
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
8.5K
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Earth (1998)
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It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of poli... Read allIt's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

  • Director
    • Deepa Mehta
  • Writers
    • Deepa Mehta
    • Bapsi Sidhwa
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Nandita Das
    • Rahul Khanna
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    8.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Writers
      • Deepa Mehta
      • Bapsi Sidhwa
    • Stars
      • Aamir Khan
      • Nandita Das
      • Rahul Khanna
    • 64User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Earth (1999)
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    Earth (1999)

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    Top Cast49

    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • Dil Navaz
    Nandita Das
    Nandita Das
    • Shanta
    Rahul Khanna
    Rahul Khanna
    • Hassan, the Masseur
    Maia Sethna
    Maia Sethna
    • Lenny Sethna
    Babby Singh
    • Yousaf
    Kitu Gidwani
    Kitu Gidwani
    • Bunty Sethna
    Raghubir Yadav
    Raghubir Yadav
    • Hariya
    • (as Raghuvir Yadav)
    • …
    Kabir Chowdhury
    • Cousin Adi
    Arif Zakaria
    Arif Zakaria
    • Rustom Sethna
    Eric Peterson
    Eric Peterson
    • Mr. Rogers (IG)
    Gulshan Grover
    Gulshan Grover
    • Mr. Singh
    Lauren Walker
    • Mrs. Rogers
    Cinia Jain
    • Mrs. Singh
    Navtej Singh Johar
    • Sher Singh
    Pawan Malhotra
    Pawan Malhotra
    • Butcher
    • (as Pavan Malhotra)
    Sunil Mehra
    Sunil Mehra
    • Toto Ramji
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • Imam Din
    Roshan Banu
    • Papoo
    • Director
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Writers
      • Deepa Mehta
      • Bapsi Sidhwa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews64

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    Reviewers say 'Earth' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

    Nulla facilisi etiam dignissim diam quis enim lobortis scelerisque
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Deepa Mehta at first had titled the film " Ice Candy Man" . The film was to be made in English. Akshaye Khanna and Chandrachur Singh were signed for the lead roles. After a few months they were replaced by Aamir Khan and Rahul Khanna.
    • Quotes
      • Older Lenny: I was eight years old, living in Lahore in March of 1947, when the British Empire in lndia started to collapse. Along with talks of lndia's independence from Britain came rumblings about its division into two countries, Pakistan and lndia. Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs who had lived together as one entity for centuries. suddenly started to clamor for pieces of lndia for themselves. The arbitrary line of division the British would draw to carve up lndia in August of 1947 would scar the Subcontinent forever.
    • Connections
      Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Ruth Aa Gayi Re
      Performed by Sukhwinder Singh
      Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
      Composed by A.R. Rahman

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 10, 1999 (India)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Земля
    • Filming locations
      • New Delhi, Delhi, India
    • Production companies
      • Cracking the Earth Films Inc.
      • Hamilton-Mehta Productions
      • Jhamu Sughand Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $424,798
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,449
      • Sep 12, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $424,798
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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