Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is a Professor in Urdu literature in Dr. Zakir Hussain's College. He resides in Chandni Chowk with his activist wife, Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah). Professor Mathur comes across a young boy called Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha) who introduces himself as a victim of communal riots in Gujarat.
Acting
Anurag Sinha's debut is genuinely disturbing — you'll hate him perfectly.
Writing
Ghai ditches his usual gloss for something genuinely angry.
Director
Subhash Ghai
Anil Kapoor
Rajan Mathur
Anurag Sinha
Numair Qazi / Mahmood Albak
Shefali Shah
Roma Mathur
Aditi Sharma
Shagufta
Akash Khurana
Wazir Shah
Sai Tamhankar
Nimmo Kirtan Singh
Jaimini Pathak
Raahat
Milind Gunaji
Hamid Bhai
Arun Bakshi
Naeem Shaikh
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Tahir Tayyabuddin
Mushtaq Khan
Minister Mohanlal Agarwal
Manmeet Singh
Kirtan Singh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months after the 2008 Delhi bombings, the film's release was delayed and its marketing muted — it became a commercial ghost.
Anurag Sinha was discovered in a talent hunt; Ghai specifically wanted an unknown so audiences wouldn't trust the face. It worked too well — he barely worked again.
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