Firaaq (2009)

6.1/10 • 101 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Naseeruddin Shah

Paresh Rawal

Inaamulhaq

Nassar

Shahana Goswami

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Honey Chhaya

Deepti Naval

Dilip Joshi

Raghubir Yadav

Sanjay Suri

Tisca Chopra

Suchita Trivedi

Ketki

Rahul Singh

Divya Jagdale

Sumeet Raghvan

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