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Junoon (1979)
141 min | Drama

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Junoon (1979)

141 min | Drama

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.

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Director

Writers

Shyam Benegal | Ruskin Bond (story "A flight of Pigeons") | Ismat Chughtai (dialogue) | Satyadev Dubey (dialogue)

Producer

Composers

Vanraj Bhatia | J.P. Kaushik

Cinematographer

Govind Nihalani

Editor

Bhanudas Divakar

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 3, 1979

Release date

Oct 1979 (United States)

Awards

7 wins & 2 nominations

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Cast	Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Shashi Kapoor Javed Khan Javed Khan See fewer	Deewaar (1975)
Nafisa Ali Ruth Labadoor Ruth Labadoor See fewer	Life in a Metro (2007)
Shabana Azmi Firdaus (Javed's wife) Firdaus (Javed's wife) See fewer	Arth (1982)
Naseeruddin Shah Javed's Brother-in-law, Sarfaraz Khan Javed's Brother-in-law, Sarfaraz Khan See fewer	A Wednesday (2008)
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Lalal Ramjimal Lalal Ramjimal See fewer	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Jalal Agha Kader Khan Kader Khan See fewer	Sholay (1975)
Tom Alter Priest Priest See fewer	Veer Zaara (2004)
Ismat Chughtai Maternal Grandmother of Ruth Labadoor Maternal Grandmother of Ruth Labadoor See fewer	Garm Hava (1974)
Benjamin Gilani Rashid Khan Rashid Khan See fewer	Bajirao Mastani (2015)
Karan Kapoor Actor Actor See fewer	Utsav (1984)
Kunal Kapoor Actor Actor See fewer	Ajooba (1990)
Sanjana Kapoor Actress Actress See fewer	Hero Hiralal (1988)
Geoffrey Kendal Actor Actor See fewer	36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)
Jennifer Kendal Mrs. Mariam Labadoor (Ruth's mom) Mrs. Mariam Labadoor (Ruth's mom) See fewer	36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)
Deepti Naval Rashid's wife Rashid's wife See fewer	NH 10 (2015)
Pearl Padamsee Bitter woman Bitter woman See fewer	West Is West (1989)
Sushma Seth Javed's chachi Javed's chachi See fewer	Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Rajesh Vivek Actor Actor See fewer	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

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