Junoon
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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"This movie is a beautiful love story and portrays the feudal life style of the landed aristocracy in North India, particularly in the Awadh region (around Lucknow), a major centre of the 1857 war of independence. Also, IMHO, Javed Khan (Shashi Kapoor)has already seen Ruth, even before the Church massacre (remember the first scene- Ruth notices someone standing outside the house). Interesting trivia from the movie: Ruth's grandma is played by Ismat Chughtai, one of the foremost progressive Urdu writers of the last century. Ruth was played by Nafisa Ali, who had been crowned Miss India..."
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Shashi Kapoor wanted to make good cinema, so he made Junoon, Kalyug, Vijeyta and Utsav which were very appreciated and also won awards from even foreign countries but Shashi Kapoor lost all his money on these films and put him in debt. Then later he made a completely commercial film Ajooba. Ajooba bombed and he went further in to debt
📖 Synopsis
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.