Earth  [videorecording] / 
written and directed by Deepa Mehta ; producers, Deepa Mehta, Anne Masson ; Cracking the Earth Films, Inc. 
 - [New York, NY] :  New Yorker Video,  c2003. 
 - 1 videodisc (101 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - International cinema .
<br/><br/> Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.  Based on the book Cracking India (previously published as: Ice-candy-man) by Bapsi Sidhwa.  Letterboxed.  Features: original theatrical trailer. 
<br/><br/>Cinematography, Giles Nuttgens ; editor, Barry Farrell ; music, A.R. Rahman.  Cinematography, Giles Nuttgens ; editor, Barry Farrell ; music, A.R. Rahman. 
<br/><br/>Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna. 
<br/><br/> A romantic drama set in 1947 in Lahore before India and Pakistan became independent, where Hindu, Sikh, Parsee, and Muslim share a peaceful co-existence. Events are seen from the point of view of eight-year-old Lenny, a girl from an affluent Parsee family. Lenny's nanny, Shantya, is involved with the Muslim Masseur. When a train of Muslims arrives at the local depot and all the passengers are found murdered, the various sects turn against each other, and the city is soon aflame. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: Not rated. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD. 
<br/><br/><br/>Dialogue in Hindi, Urdu, Parsee and Punjabi with optional English subtitles. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1567302335 9781567302332 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>717119781347 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>NYV 78103  New Yorker Video 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tapes  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--History--Partition, 1947--Drama.<br/>India--History--Partition, 1947--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Bharata  Aithihasa  Cinima 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Motion pictures, Indic.<br/>Videos (DVD)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 00085 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72