Naseem (film)

Naseem

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Directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Produced by NFDC
Written by Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Screenplay by Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Ashok Mishra
Starring Mayuri Kango
Kaifi Azmi
Kay Kay Menon
Surekha Sikri
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Makrand Deshpande
Music by Vanraj Bhatia
Sharang Dev
Cinematography Virendra Saini
Edited by Javed Sayyed
Release dates
 1995
Running time
 89 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Naseem (The Morning Breeze) is a 1995 Hindi film by directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza. The film starred well-known Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi, Mayuri Kango, Seema Kelkar, Surekha Sikri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Kay Kay Menon.[1]

Plot

The film is set between June and December 1992, the days preceding the infamous demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in the Indian province of Uttar Pradesh by Hindu fanatics. Relationship between Naseem, a 15-year-old schoolgirl belonging to a middle class Bombay based Muslim family and his ailing grandfather takes the story forward as the family watches with increasing horror on their TV the news of the growing tension between Muslims and Hindus. The grandfather keeps regaling her with stories of life marked by communal harmony in the pre-independence city of Agra. As communal tension erupts in the city of Bombay, Naseem notices changing dynamics at her school and in the neighborhood, while her grandfather watches helplessly at a city getting deeply divided on communal lines. The old man dies on 6 December coinciding with the news of the destruction of the mosque.[1][2][3]

Cast

Accolades

The movie bagged the National Award for Best Direction and Screenplay for Saeed Akhtar Mirza.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Naseem". IMDB. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Profile-Saeed Akhtar Mirza". Upper Stall. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Naseem - A film by Saeed Akhtar Mirza in 1995". South Asia Citizen's Web. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Naseem". The Hindu. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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