The movie chronicles the period of 1857 to 1858 when the soldiers of the East India Company mutinied and many smaller kingdoms joined the soldiers in the hope of regaining their territories from the English. The movie is shown from the perspective of one of the leaders of the fight (Shashi Kapoor).
Junoon (1979)
Junoon (Hindi: The Obsession) is a critically acclaimed and award-winning 1978 Indian Hindi language film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is based on Ruskin Bond's fictional novella, A Flight of Pigeons, set around the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The film also had award-winning soundtrack, composed by Vanraj Bhatia, and cinematography by Govind Nihalani.
Storyline:
The movie chronicles the period of 1857 to 1858 when the soldiers of the East India Company mutinied and many smaller kingdoms joined the soldiers in the hope of regaining their territories from the English. The movie is shown from the perspective of one of the leaders of the fight (Shashi Kapoor).
Cast:
Shashi Kapoor as Javed Khan
Nafisa Ali as Ruth Labadoor
Jennifer Kendal as Miriam Labadoor (Ruth's Mom)
Naseeruddin Shah as Sarfaraz Khan, Javed's brother-in-law
Shabana Azmi as Firdaus, Javed's wife
Ismat Chughtai as Miriam's Mom
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Lala Ramjimal
Benjamin Gilani as Rashid Khan
Sushma Seth as Javed's aunt
Tom Alter as Ruth's father
Amrish Puri as the Narrator
Geoffrey Kendal
Deepti Naval as Rashid's wife
Pearl Padamsee as bitter woman
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