Earth

Based On the book by Bapsi Sidhwa

Earth (released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1998 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. Earth is the second instalment of Mehta's Elements trilogy, preceded by Fire (1996) and followed by Water (2005). It was India's entry for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Release date:

1998

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Cast:

Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna, Shabana Azmi

Genre:

Romance, Drama, War

Country:

Canada, India

Language:

Hindi

Year page:

1998 in adaptations