Overview
Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional journey of ordinary people- some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who choose to watch silently.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Khan Sahab
- Paresh Rawal as Sanjay
- Inaamulhaq as Munna
- Nassar as Grave digger
- Shahana Goswami as Muneera
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Hanif
- Honey Chhaya as Bapuji
- Deepti Naval as Arati
- Dilip Joshi as Deven
- Kavan Antani as Arati's son