Firaaq
Sign in to saveFiraaq (English: Separation) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Nandita Das. It is set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India, and looks at the aftermath and its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories." Firaaq means both separation and quest in Arabic. The film is the directorial debut of actress Nandita Das and stars Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Inaamulhaq, Nassar, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Suri, Raghubir Yadav, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, and Tisca Chopra.
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6.1Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional journey of ordinary people- some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who choose to watch silently.
Released: 2009-03-20101 minDir: Nandita DasDrama
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Khan Sahab
- Paresh Rawal as Sanjay
- Inaamulhaq as Munna
- Nassar as Grave digger
- Shahana Goswami as Muneera
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Hanif
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2008
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Nandita Das
- Screenwriter
- Nandita Das
- Cast member
- Tisca Chopra
- Cinematographer
- Ravi K. Chandran
- Narrative location
- India
- Duration
- +101
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Firaaq (English: Separation) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Nandita Das. It is set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India, and looks at the aftermath and its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories." Firaaq means both separation and quest in Arabic. The film is the directorial debut of actress Nandita Das and stars Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Inaamulhaq, Nassar, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Suri, Raghubir Yadav, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, and Tisca Chopra.
The film has largely been well received locally and internationally. Firaaq won three awards at the Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore in December 2008, the Special Prize at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival, and an award at the Kara Film Festival in Pakistan. It won two National Film Awards at the 56th National Film Awards. The film was banned in Gujarat owing to the communally sensitive subject of the film.
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2008 directorial debut films2008 drama films2008 films2008 Hindi-language films2008 in Indian cinemaFilms about HinduismFilms about IslamFilms about the 2002 Gujarat riotsFilms directed by Nandita DasFilms set in AhmedabadFilms shot in AhmedabadFilms whose editor won the Best Film Editing National Award