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1857: the first shot is fired in the Indian mutiny against British colonisation. The bloody events which follow provide the dramatically atmospheric for this star-crossed lovers story in which Muslim rebel Javed Khan (Shashi Kapoor) develops a passionate, almost obsessive, love for Ruth (Nafisa Ali), a beautiful English girl. .. Read more

Starring	Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Shabana Azmi, Nafisa Ali
Director	Shyam Benegal
Genres	Drama

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A tale of obsession

Set during the Sepoy uprising of 1857 in colonial India, this film tells a tale of love as obsession. A rich and indolent nawab, played by Shashi Kapoor, desperately wants to possess a young English girl, believing he is in love with her. However, his willingness to forsake nearly all in his quest to obtain her clashes with his duties to his country, which is in the throes of an aborted fight for its independence. A dark and beautifully woven film.
- - A customer from Oxford
  - Posted 12 Oct 2006 15:10

A tale of obsession

Set during the Sepoy uprising of 1857 in colonial India, this film tells a tale of love as obsession. A rich and indolent nawab, played by Shashi Kapoor, desperately wants to possess a young English girl, believing he is in love with her. However, his willingness to forsake nearly all in his quest to obtain her clashes with his duties to his country, which is in the throes of an aborted fight for its independence. A dark and beautifully woven film.
- - A customer from Oxford
  - Posted 12 Oct 2006 15:10

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