Firaaq

Firaaq

101 mins | Drama | March 20, 2009

Firaaq 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.

Firaaq

101 mins | Drama | March 20, 2009

Firaaq
Firaaq 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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Percept Picture Company
Original title फ़िराक
Directors Nandita Das
Writers Shuchi Kothari, Gulzar, Nandita Das

Cast

Naseeruddin Shah

as Khan Sahab

Paresh Rawal

as Sanjay

Inaamulhaq

as Munna

Nassar

as Grave digger

Shahana Goswami

as Muneera

Honey Chhaya

as Bapuji

Deepti Naval

as Arati

Dilip Joshi

as Deven

Kavan Antani

as Arati's son

Raghubir Yadav

as Karim

Sanjay Suri

as Sameer Shaikh

Tisca Chopra

as Anuradha Desai

Suchita Trivedi

as Ketki

Pranav Subramaniya

as Ketki's son 1

Gaurav Dasari

as Ketki's son 2

Rahul Singh

as Rajat

Divya Jagdale

as Burnt woman

Sumeet Raghvan

as Dr. Subhash

Kamlesh D. Bhadra

as Vegetable vendor

Mohammad Samad

as Mohsin

Ruhi

as Sakina

Prakash Dharma

as Shop-keeper

C. Rakesh

as Auto driver

Amruta Subhash

as Jyoti

Kukul Tarmaster

as Donation collector 1

Qayam Hashmi

as Donation collector 2

Vicky Ahuja

as Lala

Sridhar Kumar

as Cop 1

Dushant

as Cop 2

Ajay Upadhyay

as Berry vendor