Summary
Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 81GoodWatch 74
Audience score87%
IMDb7.5
Running time
2 h 21 min
Longer than most war movies, +23 min on the typical 118
typical 118141Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Released
1978
December 14, 1978
48 years ago
Genres
WarDramaLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
India
Directing · 1
- Shyam Benegal Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Ruskin Bond Writer
- Ismat Chughtai Dialogue
Production · 2
- Shashi Kapoor Producer
- Bunny Reuben Publicist
Camera · 1
- Govind Nihalani Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Bhanudas Divakar Editor
Sound · 5
- Vanraj Bhatia Original Music Composer
- Asha Bhosle Playback Singer
- Mohammed Rafi Playback Singer
- Mangesh Desai Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Hitendra Ghosh Sound
Art · 1
- L.G. Patil Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Jennifer Kendal Costume Design
- Saba Zaidi Costume Design
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