Based on true incidents, a south Indian Hindu man falls in love with a Muslim woman--taboo in the small village from which they hail. They marry against family wishes and move to Mumbai, where he works as a reporter for a large daily newspaper. Eventually, the couple has twin boys. The rest of the film is set during the December 1992-January 1993 period when the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid controversy raised religious tension in Mumbai and other parts of India, which sparked rioting and violence. The couple is separated from their children, and the fathers of both parents are killed when their home is burned by rioters. A reporter is shown interviewing politicians from both factions as well as the police. An underlying moral of thinking of oneself as an Indian rather than a Hindu or a Muslim is prevalent throughout the latter part of the film. The family is finally reunited after much searching through hospitals, morgues, and shelters. But the violence has left indelible impressions in the minds of the children.
Synopsis by IMDb
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where the have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Tinnu Anand, Akash Khurana, Nassar, Kitty, Master Harsha, Master Hriday, Sonali Bendre, Nagendra Prasad, Ratnakar, Prakash Rai, M V Vasudeva Rao, Rallapalli, Deesh Mariwala, Vinay Malhotra, Pramod Menon, Arun, A R S, Vijaya Chandrika, Radhabai, Sheela, Priya
Director
Mani Ratnam
Producer
Mani Ratnam
S Sriram
Music
A R Rahman
Cinematography
Rajiv Menon
Editing
Suresh Urs
Story
Mani Ratnam
Screenplay
Mani Ratnam
Dialogues
Umesh Sharma
Action
Ravi Dewan
Arun Patil
Costumes
Nalini Sriram
Release Date
1995
Run Time
141 Min
Language
Hindi
Bombay 1995 DvDrip 700MB MKV ~ Musical ~
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Length 02:20:52
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