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Earth (Hindi: पृथ्वी; released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1999 Indo-Canadian period romance drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India (1991, US; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, UK), set during the 1947 partition of India.
Oct 15, 1999 · "Earth" was written and directed by Deepa Mehta, a Canadian whose previous film, "Fire" (1997), was the first serious Indian film to deal with lesbianism. After sex and Partition, she plans to move on to " Water ," about "what happens when Hinduism comes in direct conflict with conscience."
Sep 10, 1999 · Earth: Directed by Deepa Mehta. With Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna. It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Deepa Mehta
- 1999-09-10
Jun 12, 2017 · Shanta (Nandita Das) in Earth. Living in India in this anniversary year, I recently watched Earth for the first time in fifteen years. In one hundred luminous minutes, Mehta captures the scale of India’s division with nuance, cinematic eloquence, and emotional depth.
Sep 14, 1999 · Canadian-Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta chose the violent political separation between India and Pakistan as the subject for her film “ Earth ,” the second in her trilogy of films set in India....
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Earth. A young Parsi girl discovers the truth about human nature as friends turn foes while the city is set aflame during partition.
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Mehta is best known for her Elements Trilogy — Fire (1996), Earth (1998) (released in India as 1947: Earth), and Water (2005) — which won her much critical acclaim. Some notable actors who have worked in this trilogy are Aamir Khan , Seema Biswas , Shabana Azmi , Kulbhushan Kharbanda , John Abraham , Rahul Khanna , Lisa Ray , and Nandita Das .
