Scorching Wings

Garam Hawa, feature film, 1973.

DIRECTED BY: M. S. Sathyu

Scorching Wings

CAST:
Balraj Sahni (Salim Mirza),
A.K. Hangal,
Gita Siddharth (Amina),
Jamal Hashmi (Kazim),
Farooq Shaikh (Sikandar)

SCRIPT:
Kaifi Azmi,
Shama Zaidi (prema kratkoj priči Ismat Chughtai)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Ishan Arya

Synopsis:
Following the destiny of an Indian Muslim family, the film depicts the times after the Partition of India in 1947. Salim Mirza is an aged shoe factory owner which he runs together with his son Baqar. His younger son Sikander is a student, and his daughter Amina is engaged to Kazim, the son of Salim's older brother Halim. While Halim supports the creation of Pakistan, Salim doesn't want to leave his home town Agra in the north of India.

hindi, 35 mm, color, 146 min