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  • Such a Long Journey (1998)
  • 113 min | Drama
Such a Long Journey (1998)
113 min | Drama

Circa 1971, Gustad Noble lives in a one bedroom hall rented apartment in Byculla, Bombay. He travels to work everyday by Central Railway to Victoria Terminus and walks to Flora Fountain to his place of employment, namely the Central Bank ...See moreCirca 1971, Gustad Noble lives in a one bedroom hall rented apartment in Byculla, Bombay. He travels to work everyday by Central Railway to Victoria Terminus and walks to Flora Fountain to his place of employment, namely the Central Bank of India. He has three children, Sohrab - who has finished his college studies and is now being admitted, much to his dislike, to Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.); while Darius, his second son, and daughter, Roshan, are school-going; his wife, Dilnavaz, looks after the children and the household. Their neighborhood is filthy, people urinate and defecate near the wall which encloses their building. Gustad asks a pavement artist to move near his building, draw pictures of religious Gods and Goddesses depicting the four main religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Sikhism. The Artist agrees, and soon the place is transformed into a huge temple where people of all religions come to pay their respects. It is only a handful of people who know that Gustad is involved with a rebel RAW Agent, Major Jimmy Billimoria, who is actively involved with an extremist organization in East Pakistan, Awami League, aiding them financially and with manpower to overcome the Pakistani Government. The question remains what will Gustad's plight be when the news gets out of his involvement in this activity, especially when he receives 10 lakh rupees to be deposited in small installments in his Bank, in the midst of sentiments running high, war being declared between Pakistan and India, emergency blackout conditions and air raid sirens. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Nitin Chandrakant Desai (as Nitin Desai)
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Mar 24, 2000 (United States)

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Roshan Seth
Gustad Noble Gustad Noble   See fewer
Soni Razdan
Dilnavaz Noble Dilnavaz Noble   See fewer
Om Puri
Ghulam Mohamed Ghulam Mohamed   See fewer
Naseeruddin Shah
Major Jimmy Bilimoria Major Jimmy Bilimoria   See fewer
Ranjit Chowdhry
Pavement Artist Pavement Artist   See fewer
Sam Dastor
Dinshawji Dinshawji   See fewer
Kurush Deboo
Tehmul Tehmul   See fewer
Pearl Padamsee
Mrs. Kutpitia Mrs. Kutpitia   See fewer
Vrajesh Hirjee
Sohrab Noble Sohrab Noble   See fewer
Shazneed Damania
Roshan Noble Roshan Noble   See fewer
Kurush Dastur
Darius Noble Darius Noble   See fewer
Noshirwan Jehangir
Inspector Bamji Inspector Bamji   See fewer
Souad Faress
Mrs. Rabadi Mrs. Rabadi   See fewer
Shivani Jha
Jasmine Rabadi Jasmine Rabadi   See fewer
Aileen Gonsalves
Lewie Coutinho Lewie Coutinho   See fewer
Sohrab Ardeshir
Madan - Bank Manager Madan - Bank Manager   See fewer
Pratima Kazmi
Prostitute "Hydraulic" Hema Prostitute "Hydraulic" Hema   See fewer
Sunny Bharti
Prostitute Prostitute   See fewer
Irrfan Khan
Gustad's dad Gustad's dad   See fewer
Anahita Oberoi
Gustad's mom Gustad's mom   See fewer
Meet Nandu
Actor Actor   See fewer
Anupam Shyam
Milkman Milkman   See fewer
Nina Wadia
Actress Actress   See fewer
Shaukat Baig
Waiter Waiter   See fewer
Viju Khote
Taxi-driver Taxi-driver   See fewer
Lovleen Bains
Actress Actress   See fewer
Rakesh Srivastava
Actor (as Rakesh Shrivastav) Actor (as Rakesh Shrivastav)   See fewer
Renu Setna
Dr. Paymaster Dr. Paymaster   See fewer
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