Junoon (1979)
Directed by Shyam Benegal
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Period Film |
Release Date - Dec 14, 1978 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 144 min. |
Countries - India |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
During one of the many violent uprisings against the English colonial overlords in India, a church filled with people is massacred. The only people to survive are three generations of women in one family, hidden by a friendly Indian. They are then kidnapped by a Muslim (Sashi Kapoor), who wants to keep the youngest woman as his second wife, despite the objections of his first wife who despises the women for their Englishness. Also, the girl he is enamored of finds him frightening. He goes off to join the fighting and eventually comes back to a much-changed situation.
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Keywords
kidnapping, love, massacre, romance, survivor