Earth (1998 film)

Earth (Hindi: पृथ्वी; released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1999 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.

1947 Earth
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDeepa Mehta
Story byDeepa Mehta
Based onCracking India by
Bapsi Sidhwa
Produced byAnne Masson
Deepa Mehta
StarringAamir Khan
Rahul Khanna
Nandita Das
Maia Sethna
Narrated byShabana Azmi
CinematographyGiles Nuttgens
Edited byBarry Farrell
Music byA. R. Rahman
Release dates
11 September 1998 (Canada)
  • 10 September 1999 (1999-09-10)
(India)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesCanada
India
LanguageHindi
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