Junoon (1978 film)
Junoon (translation: The Obsession) is a 1979 Indian Hindi language film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is based on Ruskin Bond's fictional novella, A Flight of Pigeons, set around the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The film's soundtrack was composed by Vanraj Bhatia, and cinematography by Govind Nihalani.
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| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Written by | Shyam Benegal (screenplay) Satyadev Dubey (dialogues) Ismat Chugtai (dialogues) Ruskin Bond |
| Based on | A Flight of Pigeons by Ruskin Bond |
| Produced by | Shashi Kapoor |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Shabana Azmi Jennifer Kendal Naseeruddin Shah |
| Narrated by | Amrish Puri |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani |
| Edited by | Bhanudas Divakar |
| Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi English |
Its cast included Shashi Kapoor, his wife Jennifer Kendal, Nafisa Ali, Tom Alter, Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Pearl Padamsee and Sushma Seth. The film also featured Shashi and Jennifer's children Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor.
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