War ·Drama · India · 1978 · 2h 21m

Junoon

जुनून

Junoon poster
Director
Shyam Benegal
Cast
Shashi Kapoor as Javed Khan Shabana Azmi as Firdaus (Javed's wife) Jennifer Kendal as Mrs. Mariam Labadoor Naseeruddin Shah as Sarfaraz Khan Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Lalal Ramjimal Jalal Agha as Kader Khan
Crew
Govind Nihalani — Director of Photography Bhanudas Divakar — Editor Vanraj Bhatia — Original Music Composer Shyam Benegal — Writer Ruskin Bond — Writer Shashi Kapoor — Producer
Synopsis

Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.

Key Collaborators
Shyam Benegal Director Govind Nihalani Director of Photography Bhanudas Divakar Editor Vanraj Bhatia Original Music Composer Shyam Benegal Writer Ruskin Bond Writer Shashi Kapoor Producer Saba Zaidi Costume Design Jennifer Kendal Costume Design
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