Such a Long Journey
A country on the brink of war...a family torn apart...and one man in the middle
The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard and the street, which the municipal authorities want to widen so that even more choking diesel fumes can cloud the air. We meet the hero, Gustad (Roshan Seth), in the process of defending the old concrete wall that protects his courtyard from the street, and later he strikes a bargain with an itinerant artist (Ranjit Chowdhry), who covers the wall with paintings from every conceivable religious tradition, with the thought that all of the groups represented will join in defending the wall.
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Roshan Seth
Gustad Noble
Soni Razdan
Dilnavaz Noble
Om Puri
Ghulam
Naseeruddin Shah
Jimmy Bilimoria
Ranjit Chowdhry
Pavement Artist
Sam Dastor
Dinshawji
Kurush Deboo
Tehmul
Pearl Padamsee
Mrs. Kutpitia
Vrajesh Hirjee
Sohrab Noble
Kurush Dastur
Darius Noble
Noshirwan Jehangir
Inspector Bamji
Dinyar Contractor
Mr. Rabadi
Souad Faress
Mrs. Rabadi
Shivani Jha
Jasmine Rabadi
Meher Jehangir
Freny Pastikia
Aileen Gonsalves
Laurie Coutinho
Sohrab Ardeshir
Mr. Madon
Rashid Karapiet
Joshi
Chatru L. Gurnani
Bhimsen
Madhav Sharma
Peerbhoy
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