The Obsession

The Obsession
1978WarDrama141 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Shyam Benegal

    Director

  • Ruskin Bond

    Writer

  • Shyam Benegal

    Writer

  • Ismat Chughtai

    Dialogue

  • Govind Nihalani

    Director of Photography

  • Bhanudas Divakar

    Editor

  • Shashi Kapoor

    Javed Khan

  • Shabana Azmi

    Firdaus (Javed's wife)

  • Jennifer Kendal

    Mrs. Mariam Labadoor

  • Naseeruddin Shah

    Sarfaraz Khan

  • Kulbhushan Kharbanda

    Lalal Ramjimal

  • Jalal Agha

    Kader Khan

  • Nafisa Ali

    Ruth Labadoor

  • Ismat Chughtai

    Maternal Grandmother of Ruth Labadoor

  • Deepti Naval

    Rashid's wife

  • Tom Alter

    Priest

  • Kunal Kapoor

  • Geoffrey Kendal

  • Karan Kapoor

  • Laura Liddell

    • Runtime

    141 minutes

    Released

    1978-12-14

    Languages

    English

    हिन्दी

    Countries

    India

    Studios

    Film Valas

    Sound

  • Vanraj Bhatia

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    15 days ago

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