On Tuesday, Shyam Benegal’s classic film Junoon was screened at Bharat Bhavan.
It is notable that a four-day film festival of classical movies is being held at Bharat Bhavan. The film festival is being held under celebration of its 38th foundation day.
On Tuesday, Hindi film Junoon is a 1978 Indian Hindi language film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal.
The film is based on Ruskin Bond's fictional novella, A Flight of Pigeons, set around the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
The film's soundtrack was composed by Vanraj Bhatia, and cinematography by Govind Nihalani.
Its cast included Shashi Kapoor, his wife Jennifer Kendal, Nafisa Ali, Tom Alter, Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Pearl Padamsee and Sushma Seth.
The film also featured Shashi and Jennifer's children Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor.
Junoon presents the haunting tale of love, obsession and death set around the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
The movie underlines the atrocities of war while simultaneously trying to grapple with various social, moral and political issues that are as relevant today as they were in pre-independence India.
Junoon presents the haunting tale of love, obsession and death set around the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
The movie underlines the atrocities of war while simultaneously trying to grapple with various social, moral and political issues that are as relevant today as they were in pre-independence India.
