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Summary
Junoon (1978, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 1 review read, and is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U).
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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Cast & crew
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Directed by Shyam Benegal · written by Shyam Benegal & Ruskin Bond & Ismat Chughtai · music Vanraj Bhatia
Shyam BenegalDirector · Writer
Ruskin BondWriter
Ismat ChughtaiWriter
Vanraj BhatiaMusic
Govind NihalaniCinematography
Bhanudas DivakarEditing
Shashi KapoorLead
Shabana Azmi
Jennifer Kendal
Naseeruddin Shah
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Jalal Agha
Nafisa Ali
Ismat Chughtai
Deepti Naval
Tom Alter
Kunal Kapoor
Geoffrey Kendal
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Summary
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.
Junoon (1978, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 1 review read, and is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U).
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not streaming yet
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What the critics said
1 review · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
10 Jul 2014
The Hindu's retrospective piece hails Junoon as a stellar tribute to theatre-trained actors, praising Benegal's direction, Nihalani's… Read it there →
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What did critics say about Junoon?
We have read 1 review of Junoon, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.
What readers say
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