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| Directed by | Deepa Mehta |
| Story by | Deepa Mehta |
| Based on | Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa |
| Produced by | Anne Masson Deepa Mehta |
| Starring | Aamir Khan Rahul Khanna Nandita Das Maia Sethna |
| Narrated by | Shabana Azmi |
| Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens |
| Edited by | Barry Farrell |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Release dates | 11 September 1998 (Canada)
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Running time | 101 minutes |
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| Language | Hindi |
Earth (Hindi: पृथ्वी; released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1999 Indo-Canadian period romance drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India (1991, US; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, UK), set during the 1947 partition of India. Earth is the second instalment of Mehta's Elements trilogy, preceded by Fire (1996) and followed by Water (2005). It was India's entry for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- ^ "1947 Earth - Movie - Box Office India". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.