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.
Acting
Naseeruddin Shah's blind musician—grief made melody.
Direction
Das's debut: fiction from documented horror.
Writing
Parallel lives, zero coincidence. Structural precision.
Director
Nandita Das
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned in Gujarat for years; Das smuggled prints for underground screenings. The film itself became an act of witness.
Naseeruddin Shah learned to play the guitar left-handed for the role—his character's blindness required authentic physical disorientation.
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