Review of Earth

Earth (1998)
7/10
Awesome
20 June 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Aamir Khan in 90s did more commercial films, except some offbeat films 1947 Earth is one of them, it's based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India, (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England). The film was another memorable film by Deepa Mehta It tells the hardships that Indians and Pakistanis faced during partition and it's well handled by Mehta, The manner in which the friends turn foes and the end is well handled. Aamir's transformation is brilliantly handled and well shown At 1 hour 50 minutes long it's taut and engaging, only it does get slow at times Direction is amazing Music is amazing, Rut Aa Gayi is good song and most songs are kept in background. The film is shot in sync sound and half the film is English and Hindi which suits it

Aamir Khan is perfect in his part, he underplays his part well and his expressions are topnotch, this was his first negative role Nandita Das is amazing in her role, Rahul Khanna makes an effective debut, sadly this people are not seen much in films now Khulbushan Kharbanda is topnotch, Raghuvir Yadav,Pawan Malhotra are all superb, Kitu Gidwani is good, Mala Sethna as young Lenny is amazing, Shabana Azmi has 1 scene in the end
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