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Director:

Sturla Gunnarsson

Writers:

Rohinton Mistry (novel)
Sooni Taraporevala (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

15 October 1999 (UK) more

Plot:

Circa 1971, Gustad Noble lives in a one bedroom hall rented apartment in Byculla, Bombay. He travels... more | add synopsis

Awards:

4 wins & 9 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

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User Comments:

realistic, sensitive film more (15 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Roshan Seth ... Gustad Noble
Soni Razdan ... Dilnavaz Noble

Om Puri ... Ghulam Mohamed
Naseeruddin Shah ... Major Jimmy Bilimoria
Ranjit Chowdhry ... Pavement Artist
Sam Dastor ... Dinshawji

Kurush Deboo ... Tehmul
Pearl Padamsee ... Mrs. Kutpitia
Vrajesh Hirjee ... Sohrab Noble
Shazneed Damania ... Roshan Noble
Kurush Dastur ... Darius Noble
Noshirwan Jehangir ... Inspector Bamji
Dinyar Contractor ... Rabadi
Souad Faress ... Mrs. Rabadi
Shivani Jha ... Jasmine Rabadi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Un si long voyage (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:

113 min

Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: After Dinshawji comes out of the Bank Manager's office, and tells Gustad that everything is "A.O.K.", a boom mic dips into frame behind him more

Soundtrack:

Dwana karke chhodoge more


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realistic, sensitive film, 31 August 2000
Author: sswenson

A bank clerk in Bombay faces conflict within his family and on his job. Slice-of-life drama during the 1971 war with Pakistan. Elegant, extraordinary performances detail the lives of ordinary people. (Rating: A)

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