Marred by the separation and partition of the country, many Bollywood filmmakers dabbled with the subject on 70mm. Be it Deepa Mehta's 'Midnight's Children' or M. S. Sathyu's 'Garam Hava'. Making a screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's much popular book 'Midnight's Children', Deepa Mehta'd film talks about the transition from British colonialism to Independence. Deepa Mehta's film '1947 Earth' brought forth the pain, tragedy and loss related to partition. Set in Lahore, the film tells the story through the friendship between a Hindu and two Muslim men. Based on Ismat Chuhgtai's short story, 'Garam Hava' deals with the plight of North Indian Muslim family after the partition. 'Garam Hava' is one of the most noted films on partition.
03:14 PM, Mar 10, 2013

India's 1974 Oscar entry 'Garm Hava' to be screened at IFFI New Delhi: Film buffs have a good reason to celebrate Partition-themed 'Garm Hava', considered a milestone in Indian cinema, has been fully restored and will be screened at the upcoming International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The 1973 Hindi-Urdu classic, directed by M S Sathyu, based on an unpublished Urdu short story by Ismat Chughtai and adapted for screen by Kaifi Azmi, is also ready for theatrical release....  
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