

Firaaq
Overview
Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional journey of ordinary people- some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who choose to watch silently.
Movie Details
Languages
Hindi
Studio
Percept Picture Company
Key Crew

Nandita Das
Director

Nandita Das
Story

Nandita Das
Screenplay
Cast

Naseeruddin Shah
Khan Sahab

Paresh Rawal
Sanjay

Inaamulhaq
Munna

Nassar
Grave digger

Shahana Goswami
Muneera

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Hanif

Honey Chhaya
Bapuji

Deepti Naval
Arati

Dilip Joshi
Deven
Kavan Antani
Arati's son

Raghubir Yadav
Karim

Sanjay Suri
Sameer Shaikh

Tisca Chopra
Anuradha Desai

Suchita Trivedi
Ketki
Pranav Subramaniya
Ketki's son 1
Gaurav Dasari
Ketki's son 2

Rahul Singh
Rajat

Divya Jagdale
Burnt woman

Sumeet Raghvan
Dr. Subhash
Kamlesh D. Bhadra
Vegetable vendor