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Earth (released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1998 Indian period drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India, (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England). Earth is the second installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy. It was preceded by Fire (1996) and followed by Water (2005). It was India's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Original Release
09/16/1998
US Release
09/16/1998
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Aamir Khan | Dil Navaz |
| Nandita Das | Shanta |
| Rahul Khanna | Hassan, the Masseur / Hassan |
| Maia Sethna | Lenny Sethna |
| Babby Singh | Yousaf |
| Kitu Gidwani | Bunty Sethna |
| Raghubir Yadav | Hariya / Himmat Ali |
| Kabir Chowdhury | Cousin Adi |
| Arif Zakaria | Rustom Sethna |
| Eric Peterson | Mr. Rogers / Mr. Rogers (IG) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Aamir Khan | Dil Navaz |
| Nandita Das | Shanta |
| Rahul Khanna | Hassan, the Masseur / Hassan |
| Maia Sethna | Lenny Sethna |
| Babby Singh | Yousaf |
| Kitu Gidwani | Bunty Sethna |
| Raghubir Yadav | Hariya / Himmat Ali |
| Kabir Chowdhury | Cousin Adi |
| Arif Zakaria | Rustom Sethna |
| Eric Peterson | Mr. Rogers / Mr. Rogers (IG) |
| Gulshan Grover | Mr. Singh |
| Lauren Walker | Mrs. Rogers |
| Cinia Jain | Mrs. Singh |
| Navtej Singh Johar | Sher Singh |
| Pawan Malhotra | Butcher |
| Sunil Mehra | Toto Ramji |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Imam Din |
| Roshan Banu | Papoo |
| Radhika Singh | Muchoo |
| Varun Mehta | Boy at bioscope |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Hamilton | Executive Producer |
| Jhamu Sughand | Executive Producer |
| Deepa Mehta | Producer |
| Sean Atkinson | Producer |
| Anne Masson | Producer |
| Dilip Mehta | Producer |
| Tulsidas Sughand | Producer |
