Garm Hawa (English: Scorching Winds)
Year Language Running Time Rating
1973 Hindi-Urdu (with English subtitles) 146 minutes Festival Rating 18+
       
ACMI, Federation Square: Monday , May 12 at 4:30 pm

Director M.S Sathyu
Cast Balraj Sahni, Geeta Siddarth, Farooque Shaikh, Dinanath Zutshi, Badar Begum, Shaukat Azmi, A.K. Hangal
Synopsis An Indian Muslim family is caught in the crosswinds of change following India’s Partition in 1947. With their livelihood and home now under threat, the Mirzas face a series of new challenges and stark choices. Can they adapt, or should they flee to Pakistan? The sensitive subject matter made production a drama in itself but the film earned a Palme D’Or nomination and is considered a pioneering landmark of Hindi-language parallel (arthouse) cinema.
     
     
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