Aamir Khan’s Film as a Villain | 1947 Earth | Uncensored Version
Earth is a 1999 Indian period romance drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel, Cracking India (1991, US; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, UK), set during the 1947 partition of India. Earth is the second installment of Mehta’s Elements trilogy, preceded by Fire (1996) and followed by Water (2005). It was India’s entry for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The story is set in Lahore (now the capital of Pakistani Punjab) in the time period directly before and during the partition of India in 1947 at the time of Indian independence.
A young girl with polio, Lenny (Maia Sethna), narrates the story through the voice of her adult self (Shabana Azmi). She is from a wealthy Parsi family who hope to remain neutral to the rising tensions between Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims in the area. She is adored and protected by her parents, Bunty (Kitu Gidwani) and Rustom (Arif Zakaria), and cared for by her Ayah, a beautiful Hin