Deepa MehtaCast
Aamir Khan 
Nandita Das 
Rahul Khanna
Plot
Set around the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan, based on Bapsi Sidhwa's novel. India submitted it for the Oscars.
Sinekatalog’s take
Deepa Mehta's Partition drama follows a Parsi girl watching friendships crumble in 1947 Lahore. Powerful and heartbreaking, with Aamir Khan and Nandita Das, it makes history intimate and tragic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (8,469 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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