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| director = [[Nandita Das]]
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| producer = Percept Picture Company
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| writer = [[Nandita Das]]<br>[[Shuchi Kothari]]
| writer = [[Nandita Das]]<br />[[Shuchi Kothari]]
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| starring = [[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br>[[Sanjay Suri]]<br>[[Raghubir Yadav]]<br>[[Inaamulhaq]]<br>[[Deepti Naval]]<br>[[Paresh Rawal]]<br>[[Shahana Goswami]]<br>[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]<br>[[Tisca Chopra]]
| starring = [[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br />[[Sanjay Suri]]<br />[[Raghubir Yadav]]<br />[[Inaamulhaq]]<br />[[Deepti Naval]]<br />[[Paresh Rawal]]<br />[[Shahana Goswami]]<br />[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]<br />[[Tisca Chopra]]<br />[[Dilip Joshi]]<br />[[Amruta Subhash]]
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| cinematography = [[Ravi K. Chandran]]
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|9|5|[[2008 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2009|3|20|India}}
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'''''Firaaq''''' (English: ''Separation'') is a [[Bollywood films of 2008|2008]] Hindi [[political thriller]] film set one month after the [[2002 Gujarat violence|2002 violence in Gujarat]], [[India]] and looks at the aftermath in its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories". ''Firaaq'' means both separation and quest in [[Arabic]]. The film is the directorial debut of actress [[Nandita Das]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/firaaq/ | title=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-firaaq/437021/ | title=The Indian Express | accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref> and stars [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Deepti Naval]], [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], [[Inaamulhaq]], [[Nassar (actor)]], [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Sanjay Suri]], [[Raghubir Yadav]], [[Shahana Goswami]], [[Amruta Subhash]] and [[Tisca Chopra]]. It has largely been well received locally and internationally. ''Firaaq'' won three awards at the [[Asian Festival of First Films]] in Singapore in December 2008, the Special Prize at the [[International Thessaloniki Film Festival]], and an award at the [[Kara Film Festival]] in Pakistan. It won two [[National Film Awards]] at [[56th National Film Awards]].
'''''Firaaq''''' (English: ''Separation'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film written and directed by [[Nandita Das]]. It is set one month after the [[2002 Gujarat violence|2002 violence in Gujarat]], [[India]], and looks at the aftermath and its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories." ''Firaaq'' means both separation and quest in [[Arabic]]. The film is the directorial debut of actress [[Nandita Das]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/firaaq/ | title=Rotten Tomatoes | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=6 January 2014 | archive-date=20 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020051145/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/firaaq | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-firaaq/437021/ | title=The Indian Express | date=20 March 2009 | access-date=6 January 2014 | archive-date=26 January 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126015747/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-firaaq/437021 | url-status=live }}</ref> and stars [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Deepti Naval]], [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], [[Inaamulhaq]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Sanjay Suri]], [[Raghubir Yadav]], [[Shahana Goswami]], [[Amruta Subhash]], and [[Tisca Chopra]].

The film has largely been well received locally and internationally. ''Firaaq'' won three awards at the [[Asian Festival of First Films]] in Singapore in December 2008, the Special Prize at the [[International Thessaloniki Film Festival]], and an award at the [[Kara Film Festival]] in Pakistan. It won two [[National Film Awards]] at the [[56th National Film Awards]]. The film was banned in [[Gujarat]] owing to the communally sensitive subject of the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=15 Indian Movies That Got Banned By The Censor Board |url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/banned-hoon-main/ |access-date=8 November 2020 |publisher=ScoopWhoop |date=2015 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091432/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/banned-hoon-main/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''Firaaq'' follows the life of several ordinary people, some who were victims, some silent observers, and some perpetrators one month after the [[2002 Gujarat violence|2002 violence in Gujarat]]. It focuses on how their lives are affected and (irrevocably) changed.
''Firaaq'' follows the lives of several ordinary people, some who were victims, some silent observers, and some perpetrators one month after the [[2002 Gujarat violence|2002 violence in Gujarat]]. It focuses on how their lives are affected and (irrevocably) changed.


The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a carnage that took place in Gujarat, India in 2002. This sectarian violence killed more than 900 Muslims and 300+ Hindus (reported), hundreds of thousands were made homeless on both sides.
The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a carnage that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. This sectarian violence killed more than 900 Muslims and 300+ Hindus (reported); hundreds of thousands were made homeless on both sides.


Khan Saheb ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]) is an elderly [[Islamic music|Muslim classical vocalist]], who remains blissfully optimistic of the situation happening around him. His servant, Karim Mian ([[Raghubir Yadav]]), tries to alert him to the problems the Muslim community is facing, but Khan Saheb only realises the extent of the trauma upon seeing the destruction of a shrine dedicated to the [[Sufism|Sufi]] saint, Wali Gujarati. A middle-age [[Hinduism|Hindu]] housewife, Aarti ([[Deepti Naval]]), is traumatised because she did not help a [[Islam in India|Muslim]] woman being chased by a mob and finds a way to atone for her sins upon finding Mohsin, a Muslim orphan who wanders the city in search for his family. Meanwhile, her husband, Sanjay ([[Paresh Rawal]]), and his brother, Deven ([[Dilip Joshi]]), try to bribe police officers to prevent Deven's arrest for gang-rape. Muneera ([[Shahana Goswami]]) and her husband Hanif ([[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]), are a young Muslim couple who return home only to find it looted and burnt. Muneera struggles to relate to her Hindu neighbour Jyoti ([[Amruta Subash]]) in the following days, as she suspects her for taking part in the looting. Hanif, along with several other Muslim men, plan to retaliate against the violence and their helplessness by searching for a gun to exact revenge. Sameer Shaikh ([[Sanjay Suri]]) and Anuradha Desai ([[Tisca Chopra]]) are a wealthy, interreligious couple, whose store was burnt during the carnage. They decide to move to [[Delhi]] to escape the violence and Sameer comes into conflict with his wife's family over expressing his identity as a Muslim in India.
Khan Saheb ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]) is an elderly [[Islamic music|Muslim classical vocalist]] who remains blissfully optimistic of the situation happening around him. His servant, Karim Mian ([[Raghubir Yadav]]), tries to alert him to the problems the Muslim community is facing, but Khan Saheb only realises the extent of the trauma upon seeing the destruction of a shrine dedicated to the [[Sufism|Sufi]] saint, Wali Gujarati. A middle-aged [[Hinduism|Hindu]] housewife, Aarti ([[Deepti Naval]]), is traumatised because she did not help a [[Islam in India|Muslim]] woman being chased by a mob and finds a way to atone for her sins upon finding Mohsin, a Muslim orphan who wanders the city in search for his family. Meanwhile, her husband, Sanjay ([[Paresh Rawal]]), and his brother, Deven ([[Dilip Joshi]]), try to bribe police officers to prevent Deven's arrest for gang rape. Muneera ([[Shahana Goswami]]) and her husband Hanif ([[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]) are a young Muslim couple who return home only to find it looted and burnt. Muneera struggles to relate to her Hindu neighbour Jyoti (Amruta Subash) in the following days, as she suspects her of taking part in the looting. Hanif, along with several other Muslim men, plan to retaliate against the violence and their helplessness by searching for a gun to exact revenge. Sameer Shaikh ([[Sanjay Suri]]) and Anuradha Desai ([[Tisca Chopra]]) are a wealthy, interreligious couple whose store was burnt during the carnage. They decide to move to [[Delhi]] to escape the violence, and Sameer comes into conflict with his wife's family over expressing his identity as a Muslim in India.


Through these characters we experience the consequences of violence that impact their inner and outer lives. Violence spares nobody. Yet in the midst of all this madness, some find it in their hearts to sing hopeful songs for better times.<ref>http://www.nanditadas.com/firaaq_synopsis.htm</ref>
Through these characters, we experience the consequences of violence that impact their inner and outer lives. Violence spares nobody. Yet in the midst of all this madness, some find it in their hearts to sing hopeful songs for better times.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nanditadas.com/firaaq_synopsis.htm |title=Direction - Feature Film - Firaaq |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-date=7 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155235/http://www.nanditadas.com/firaaq_synopsis.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Jaagir Khan Saheb
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Jaagir Khan Saheb
* [[Deepti Naval]] as Aarti
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* [[Sanjay Suri]] as Sameer Arshad Shaikh
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Hanif
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Hanif
* [[Inaamulhaq]] as Munna
* [[Inaamulhaq]] as Munna
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Sanjay
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Sanjay
* [[Deepti Naval]] as Aarti
* [[Sumeet Raghavan]] as Dr. Subhash
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* [[Sanjay Suri]] as Sameer Arshad Shaikh
* [[Raghubir Yadav]] as Karim
* [[Raghubir Yadav]] as Karim
* [[Mohammad Samad]] as Mohsin
* [[Mohammad Samad]] as Mohsin
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* [[Amruta Subhash]] as Jyoti
* [[Amruta Subhash]] as Jyoti
* [[Tisca Chopra]] as Anuradha Desai
* [[Tisca Chopra]] as Anuradha Desai
* [[Sumeet Raghavan]] as Dr. Subhash
* [[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]] as Ghogha
* [[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]] as Ghogha
* [[Dr Sridhar Kumar]] as police cop
* Dr Sridhar Kumar as Police Officer
* [[Ruhi Singh]] as Sakina
* [[Ruhi Singh]] as Sakina
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Grave Digger
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Grave Digger
* [[Dilip Joshi]] as Deven
* [[Dilip Joshi]] as Deven
* [[Rahul Singh (actor)|Rahul Singh]] as Rajat, Ketaki's husband
* [[Rahul Singh (actor)|Rahul Singh]] as Rajat, Ketaki's husband
* [[Jasbir Thandi]] as Cop at Lucky's restaurant
* Jasbir Thandi as Cop at Lucky's restaurant
* [[Honey Chhaya]] as Bapuji
* [[Honey Chhaya]] as Bapuji
* [[Sucheta Trivedi]] as Ketaki
* [[Sucheta Trivedi]] as Ketaki
* [[Sakina]] as Ruhi
* Sakina as Ruhi


==Music==
==Music==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''Firaaq'' won top honours at the [[Asian Festival of First Films]] 2008 in Singapore, where it won the awards for "Best Film", "Screenplay / Script", and "Foreign Correspondents Assn. Purple Orchid Award for Best Film".<ref name="Patrick2008">{{cite magazine|author=Patrick Frater|title='Firaaq' scoops Asian fest honors: Indian film picks up multiple awards|date=10 December 2008 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997193.html?categoryId=13&cs=1 |accessdate=11 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="Ref_2008">{{Cite book|title=Firaaq wins best film award at Asian Festival of 1st Films|publisher=Indiantelevision|date=11 December 2008 |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k8/aac747.php |accessdate=11 December 2008}}</ref> The film has won awards at other international festivals, including the Special Prize award at the [[International Thessaloniki Film Festival]] in Greece, the Special Jury Award at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]], and the Best Editor award for [[Sreekar Prasad]] at the [[Dubai International Film Festival]].<ref name="Ref_2009">{{cite web|title=PPC's FIRAAQ wins five International Awards|date=22 January 2009|publisher=Bollywood Trade News Network |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jan/22-ppcs-firaaq-wins-five-international-awards-010913.asp|accessdate=1 February 2009}}</ref> It won an award at the [[Kara Film Festival]] in Pakistan. Gautam Sen for "its perfect use of props and choice of colours to enhance the ambience of a post-riots" won [[National Film Award for Best Art Direction]]. [[A. Sreekar Prasad]] also won a [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for "aesthetically weaving together unrelated sequences to heighten the dramatic impact" in the [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] category at the [[56th National Film Awards]].<ref name="56thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm56NFAAward.aspx|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|format=pdf|accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf |title=56th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |format=pdf|accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref>
''Firaaq'' won top honours at the [[Asian Festival of First Films]] 2008 in Singapore, where it won the awards for "Best Film", "Screenplay / Script", and "Foreign Correspondents Assn. Purple Orchid Award for Best Film".<ref name="Patrick2008">{{cite magazine|author=Patrick Frater|title='Firaaq' scoops Asian fest honors: Indian film picks up multiple awards|date=10 December 2008|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/asia/firaaq-scoops-asian-fest-honors-1117997193/|access-date=11 December 2008|archive-date=4 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404052246/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997193.html?categoryId=13&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ref_2008">{{Cite book|title=Firaaq wins best film award at Asian Festival of 1st Films|publisher=Indiantelevision|date=11 December 2008|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k8/aac747.php|access-date=11 December 2008|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141614/http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k8/aac747.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The film has won awards at other international festivals, including the Special Prize award at the [[International Thessaloniki Film Festival]] in Greece, the Special Jury Award at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]], and the Best Editor award for [[Sreekar Prasad]] at the [[Dubai International Film Festival]].<ref name="Ref_2009">{{cite web|title=PPC's FIRAAQ wins five International Awards|date=22 January 2009|publisher=Bollywood Trade News Network|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jan/22-ppcs-firaaq-wins-five-international-awards-010913.asp|access-date=1 February 2009|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610213942/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jan/22-ppcs-firaaq-wins-five-international-awards-010913.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> It won an award at the [[Kara Film Festival]] in Pakistan. Gautam Sen for "its perfect use of props and choice of colours to enhance the ambience of a post-riots" won [[National Film Award for Best Art Direction]]. [[A. Sreekar Prasad]] also won a [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for "aesthetically weaving together unrelated sequences to heighten the dramatic impact" in the [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] category at the [[56th National Film Awards]].<ref name="56thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm56NFAAward.aspx|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|format=pdf|access-date=27 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015045700/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm56NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=15 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf |title=56th National Film Awards (PDF) |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |access-date=27 March 2012 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019152853/http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>


It was released in India on 20 March 2009 and received critical acclaim.<ref name="Ref_">{{cite web|url=http://www.firaaqthefilm.com|title=firaaqthefilm.com}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] in his review of the film on [[Bollywood Hungama]] called it disturbing, powerful and thought-provoking and gave it 4.5 stars out of five.<ref name=Hungama>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/513165 |title=Firaaq – Critics Review |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |author=[[Taran Adarsh]] |date= 20 March 2009 |accessdate=13 April 2012}}</ref>
It was released in India on 20 March 2009 and received critical acclaim.<ref name="Ref_">{{cite web|url=http://www.firaaqthefilm.com|title=firaaqthefilm.com|access-date=24 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702204603/http://www.firaaqthefilm.com/|archive-date=2 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] in his review of the film on [[Bollywood Hungama]] called it disturbing, powerful and thought-provoking and gave it 4.5 stars out of five.<ref name=Hungama>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/513165 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116224801/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/513165 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 November 2015 |title=Firaaq – Critics Review |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |author=Taran Adarsh |author-link=Taran Adarsh |date= 20 March 2009 |access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref>


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===Awards and honours===
===Awards and honours===
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*[[Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]] – Manas Chaudhury
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]] – Manas Chaudhury
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] – Vaishali Menon
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] – Vaishali Menon

==See also==
*[[Barkha Dutt]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/03/27/stories/2009032750650200.htm Review – The Hindu]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090331133139/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/03/27/stories/2009032750650200.htm Review – The Hindu]
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-firaaq/437021/0 Review – Indian Express]
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-firaaq/437021/0 Review – Indian Express]
* [http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=385&moviename=Firaaq Review – NDTV]
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* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/2009/firaaq Review – Upperstall]
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* [http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/mar/210309-Firaaq-Nandita-Das-Naseeruddin-Shah-Paresh-Rawal-Deepti-Naval-Tisca-Chopra.htm Review – Mid Day]
* [http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/mar/210309-Firaaq-Nandita-Das-Naseeruddin-Shah-Paresh-Rawal-Deepti-Naval-Tisca-Chopra.htm Review – Mid Day]
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Firaaq
Poster
Directed byNandita Das
Written byNandita Das
Shuchi Kothari
Produced byPercept Picture Company
StarringNaseeruddin Shah
Sanjay Suri
Raghubir Yadav
Inaamulhaq
Deepti Naval
Paresh Rawal
Shahana Goswami
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Tisca Chopra
Dilip Joshi
Amruta Subhash
CinematographyRavi K. Chandran
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Production
company
Percept Picture Company
Release dates
  • 5 September 2008 (2008-09-05) (TIFF)
  • 20 March 2009 (2009-03-20) (India)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Firaaq (English: Separation) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Nandita Das. It is set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India, and looks at the aftermath and its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories." Firaaq means both separation and quest in Arabic. The film is the directorial debut of actress Nandita Das[1][2] and stars Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Inaamulhaq, Nassar, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Suri, Raghubir Yadav, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, and Tisca Chopra.

The film has largely been well received locally and internationally. Firaaq won three awards at the Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore in December 2008, the Special Prize at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival, and an award at the Kara Film Festival in Pakistan. It won two National Film Awards at the 56th National Film Awards. The film was banned in Gujarat owing to the communally sensitive subject of the film.[3]

Plot

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Firaaq follows the lives of several ordinary people, some who were victims, some silent observers, and some perpetrators one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat. It focuses on how their lives are affected and (irrevocably) changed.

The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a carnage that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. This sectarian violence killed more than 900 Muslims and 300+ Hindus (reported); hundreds of thousands were made homeless on both sides.

Khan Saheb (Naseeruddin Shah) is an elderly Muslim classical vocalist who remains blissfully optimistic of the situation happening around him. His servant, Karim Mian (Raghubir Yadav), tries to alert him to the problems the Muslim community is facing, but Khan Saheb only realises the extent of the trauma upon seeing the destruction of a shrine dedicated to the Sufi saint, Wali Gujarati. A middle-aged Hindu housewife, Aarti (Deepti Naval), is traumatised because she did not help a Muslim woman being chased by a mob and finds a way to atone for her sins upon finding Mohsin, a Muslim orphan who wanders the city in search for his family. Meanwhile, her husband, Sanjay (Paresh Rawal), and his brother, Deven (Dilip Joshi), try to bribe police officers to prevent Deven's arrest for gang rape. Muneera (Shahana Goswami) and her husband Hanif (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) are a young Muslim couple who return home only to find it looted and burnt. Muneera struggles to relate to her Hindu neighbour Jyoti (Amruta Subash) in the following days, as she suspects her of taking part in the looting. Hanif, along with several other Muslim men, plan to retaliate against the violence and their helplessness by searching for a gun to exact revenge. Sameer Shaikh (Sanjay Suri) and Anuradha Desai (Tisca Chopra) are a wealthy, interreligious couple whose store was burnt during the carnage. They decide to move to Delhi to escape the violence, and Sameer comes into conflict with his wife's family over expressing his identity as a Muslim in India.

Through these characters, we experience the consequences of violence that impact their inner and outer lives. Violence spares nobody. Yet in the midst of all this madness, some find it in their hearts to sing hopeful songs for better times.[4]

Cast

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Music

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Composed by Piyush Kanojia and Rajat Dholakia, the lyrics of the songs are penned by Gulzar.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Meri Gali Mein Andhera"Sukhvinder Singh03:43
2."Gujarat Ke Firaaq Soon Hai"Jagjit Singh06:46
3."Ummeed Ab Kahi Koi Dar Kholti Nahi"Rekha Bhardwaj05:41
4."Daag Daag Ujaala"Faiz Ahmed Faiz02:10
5."Kuchh is Tarah"Mohit Chauhan, Tulsi Kumar04:44

Reception

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Firaaq won top honours at the Asian Festival of First Films 2008 in Singapore, where it won the awards for "Best Film", "Screenplay / Script", and "Foreign Correspondents Assn. Purple Orchid Award for Best Film".[5][6] The film has won awards at other international festivals, including the Special Prize award at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece, the Special Jury Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala, and the Best Editor award for Sreekar Prasad at the Dubai International Film Festival.[7] It won an award at the Kara Film Festival in Pakistan. Gautam Sen for "its perfect use of props and choice of colours to enhance the ambience of a post-riots" won National Film Award for Best Art Direction. A. Sreekar Prasad also won a National Film Award for "aesthetically weaving together unrelated sequences to heighten the dramatic impact" in the Best Editing category at the 56th National Film Awards.[8][9]

It was released in India on 20 March 2009 and received critical acclaim.[10] Taran Adarsh in his review of the film on Bollywood Hungama called it disturbing, powerful and thought-provoking and gave it 4.5 stars out of five.[11]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bollywood Hungama[11]
CNN IBN[12]
Glamsham[13]
MouthShut[14]
Movie Talkies[15]
Outlook India[16]
Rediff.com[17]
The Times of India[18]

Awards and honours

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2009 Kara Film Festival
  • Won – Best Film
2008 Asian Festival of First Films
  • Won – Best Film
  • Won – Best Screenplay
  • Won – Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid Award for Best Film
2009 International Film Festival of Kerala
  • Won – Special Jury Award
2009 International Thessaloniki Film Festival
  • Won – Special Prize (Everyday Life: Transcendence or Reconciliation Award)
  • Nominated – Golden Alexander for Best Film
19th Cinequest Film Festival San Jose, USA (2009)
  • Won – The Maverick Spirit Award
56th National Film Awards (2009)
55th Filmfare Awards (2010)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ "The Indian Express". 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ^ "15 Indian Movies That Got Banned By The Censor Board". ScoopWhoop. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Direction - Feature Film - Firaaq". Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ^ Patrick Frater (10 December 2008). "'Firaaq' scoops Asian fest honors: Indian film picks up multiple awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  6. ^ Firaaq wins best film award at Asian Festival of 1st Films. Indiantelevision. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  7. ^ "PPC's FIRAAQ wins five International Awards". Bollywood Trade News Network. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  8. ^ "56th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  9. ^ "56th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  10. ^ "firaaqthefilm.com". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
  11. ^ a b Taran Adarsh (20 March 2009). "Firaaq – Critics Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  12. ^ Rajeev Masand (21 March 2009). "Masand's movie review: Firaaq is a must watch". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  13. ^ Martin D'Souza (Bollywood Trade News Network) (20 March 2009). "Firaaq Movie Review". Glamsham. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Is Our Country Really Secular?". MouthShut.com. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  15. ^ "There is light beyond the darkness in this movie by Nandita Das". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  16. ^ Namrata Joshi. "Firaaq". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  17. ^ Sukanya Verma (20 March 2009). "Hats off to you, Nandita Das". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  18. ^ Nikhat Kazmi (19 March 2009). "Firaaq – Critic's review". Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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