eVideo
hoopla Instant
Earth
Year
1998
Language
HINDI (ENGLISH subtitles)
Duration
1h 50m
Rating
NR
CC
Performers
Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna, Babby Singh, Kitu Gidwani, Raghubir Yadav, Kabir Chowdhury, Arif Zakaria, Eric Peterson
Directed By
Deepa Mehta
Written By
Deepa Mehta, Bapsi Sidhwa
Publication Information
Juno Films
Summary
A young girl with polio, Lenny (Maia Sethna), narrates the story through the voice of her adult self (Shabana Azmi). She is from a wealthy Parsi family who hope to remain neutral to the rising tensions between Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims in the area. She is adored and protected by her parents, Bunty (Kitu Gidwani) and Rustom (Arif Zakaria), and cared for by her Ayah, named Shanta (Nandita Das). Both Dil Navaz, the Ice-Candy Man (Aamir Khan), and Hassan, the Masseur (Rahul Khanna) are in love with Shanta. Shanta, Dil, and Hassan are part of a small group of friends from different faiths (some of whom work for Lenny's family) who spend their days together in the park. With partition, however, this once unified group of friends becomes divided, and tragedy ensues.