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Circa 1971, Gustad Noble lives in a one bedroom hall rented apartment in Byculla, Bombay. He travels to work everyday by Central Railway to Victoria Terminus and walks to Flora Fountain to h... Read all Circa 1971, Gustad Noble lives in a one bedroom hall rented apartment in Byculla, Bombay. He travels to work everyday by Central Railway to Victoria Terminus and walks to Flora Fountain to his place of employment, namely the Central Bank of India. He has three children, Sohrab - ... Read all Circa 1971, Gustad Noble lives in a one bedroom hall rented apartment in Byculla, Bombay. He travels to work everyday by Central Railway to Victoria Terminus and walks to Flora Fountain to his place of employment, namely the Central Bank of India. He has three children, Sohrab - who has finished his college studies and is now being admitted, much to his dislike, to In... Read all

• Sturla Gunnarsson
• Rohinton Mistry
• Sooni Taraporevala
• Roshan Seth
• Soni Razdan
• 15 User reviews
• 19 Critic reviews
• 74 Metascore
• 4 wins & 9 nominations

• Gustad Noble

• Dilnavaz Noble

• Ghulam Mohamed

• Major Jimmy Bilimoria

• Pavement Artist

• Mrs. Kutpitia

• Sohrab Noble
• Roshan Noble
• Darius Noble
• Inspector Bamji

• Mrs. Rabadi
• Jasmine Rabadi
• Lewie Coutinho
• Madan - Bank Manager
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• Trivia More than 10 years after its publication, the novel by Rohinton Mistry , on which this film is based, was controversially removed from the syllabus of a university in India. In an ironic twist, the book ban followed a violent protest by a fringe political party which objected to sections of the book calling it a fringe political party that uses violent protests to stay relevant.
• Goofs When Gustad enters the Bank Manager's office to take the call about his daughter, as he opens the glass door, a crew member in a white t-shirt is reflected.
• Soundtracks The Donkey Serenade Written by Rudolf Friml , Herbert Stothart , Bob Wright , Chet Forrest Performed by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

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• Sep 28, 1998
• October 15, 1999 (United Kingdom)
• United Kingdom
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• Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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• Mar 26, 2000

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Such a Long Journey is a fascinating film that was released in 1998. The story is set in Bombay, India, in the year 1971, during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's reign, and it revolves around one man's journey to uncover the truth about his life and his country. The protagonist of the story is Gustad Noble, played by Roshan Seth. Gustad is a middle-aged Parsi man who lives in a modest apartment in Bombay's crowded and chaotic Khodadad Building with his wife, Dilnavaz (played by Soni Razdan), and their three children. Gustad works as a bank clerk, and his life seems to be moving along peacefully until an unexpected letter arrives, which shakes his world.

The letter is from an old friend, Major Jimmy Bilimoria (played by Naseeruddin Shah), who is stationed at the border and who asks Gustad for help. It soon becomes clear that Bilimoria is involved in a political conspiracy that has a direct impact on Gustad's life and the lives of those around him. This sets Gustad on a journey of self-discovery and to uncover the truth about the world and the people he thought he knew.

As Gustad begins his journey, he encounters a range of colorful and interesting characters. One such character is his neighbor Ghulam Mohammed Seth (played by Om Puri). Ghulam is a soothsayer and fortune teller who has the ability to see things that others cannot. He becomes Gustad's confidante and is instrumental in helping him navigate the complex web of lies and deceit that he has unwittingly become a part of.

As Gustad delves deeper into the conspiracy, he learns more about his family's past and the history of his country. Through his interactions with people from different walks of life, Gustad gains a deeper understanding of the diversity and complexity of the social and political fabric of India.

The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, and it is directed by Sturla Gunnarsson. The movie is a beautifully crafted work that brings to life the story of Gustad and his journey of self-discovery in a way that is both engaging and insightful.

One of the standout features of the film is its attention to detail, which captures the essence of life in Bombay in the 1970s. The cinematography is excellent, and the music is hauntingly beautiful, adding to the overall feel of the movie.

The performances in the movie are commendable, especially that of Roshan Seth, who plays Gustad with ease and sensitivity. Om Puri, as Ghulam, steals the show with his natural and effortless portrayal of a man with a unique gift.

Such a Long Journey is a thought-provoking movie that explores themes of identity, loyalty, and the complexity of personal and national histories. The film delves into the nuances of human relationships and human behavior, revealing an intricate portrayal of the human experience.

In conclusion, Such a Long Journey is a masterful film that is a must-watch for anyone who enjoys thought-provoking cinema. With its engaging story, excellent performances, and nuanced portrayal of Indian society in the 1970s, it promises to be a journey well worth taking.

Such a Long Journey is a 2000 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 53 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.2 and a MetaScore of 74.

• Genres Drama
• Cast Roshan Seth Soni Razdan Om Puri
• Director Sturla Gunnarsson
• Release Date 2000
• Runtime 1 hr 53 min
• Language English
• IMDB Rating 7.2   (485)
• Metascore 74

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India is the closest we can come in today's world to the London of Charles Dickens , with its poverty and wealth side by side in a society teeming with benevolence and intrigue, eccentrics and thieves, the suspect and the saintly. "Such a Long Journey," filmed on location in Bombay, is a film so rich in atmosphere it makes Western films look pale and underpopulated. It combines politics, religion, illness and scheming in the story of one family in upheaval, and is very serious and always amusing.

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. I haven't read it, but I have read his latest novel, the magnificent A Fine Balance, which has the same ability to see how political issues impact the lives of the ordinary and the obscure. Mistry's novels have the droll irony of Dickens, as when a legless beggar and a beggarmaster turn out to be brothers, and the beggarmaster is so moved that he buys the beggar a better cart on which to push himself around.

"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.

A greater struggle is in store for Gustad. A Parsi whose family has fallen on hard times, works in a bank, and is asked by Major Jimmy ( Naseeruddin Shah ), a friend from long ago, to hide and launder some money. The go-between ( Om Puri ) implies these are official Indian government funds being secretly transferred to finance the war against Pakistan in Bangladesh. (The movie doesn't require us to know much about modern history in the subcontinent, since the story works entirely in terms of the personal lives of its characters.) Gustad is a good and earnest man, who has adopted the local idiot as a kind of surrogate son, who is the unofficial mayor of his building, who is always on call to help his neighbors, who dotes on his little daughter, and bursts with pride that his son, Sohrab (Vrajesh Hirjee) has been accepted by the Indian Institute of Technology. Alas, Sohrad doesn't want to go to IIT; he hates engineering and wants to be an artist, and Gustad implores him to reconsider.

Gustad's relationship with his wife has elements of an Indian "Honeymooners." The kitchen is her turf, where she defiantly spends long hours in consultation with a neighbor woman who Gustad considers to be a witch (i.e., she has a different set of superstitions than his own). Their marriage is strong when it needs to be, as when their daughter falls ill with malaria.

All of these stories are told against the backdrop of the others who live in the apartment complex, the street vendors outside, and those who are understood to have claims to portions of the courtyard or sidewalk. There is great poverty in India, but because it is so common, it's more of a condition of life than a particular shame, and Gustad is on easy terms with the people who live in, as well as on, his street.

Roshan Seth is not a name well known in the West, but his face is familiar; he played Nehru in " Gandhi ," the heroine's father in " Mississippi Masala ", the father in " My Beautiful Laundrette ," and it is only poetic justice that he starred in the film of Dickens' Little Dorrit. In this role (which won him a Canadian Genie as the year's best actor), he plays an everyman, an earnest, worried, funny character always skirting on the edge of disaster, exuberantly immersed in his life. The way he masterminds the defense of the precious wall is brilliant, but the way he deals with its fate is even more touching, because it is simply human.

The director, Sturla Gunnarsson , is Icelandic, suggesting the universality of this story; the writer, Sooni Taraporevala , also wrote "Mississippi Masala" and "Salaam Bombay!". Their film is interesting not simply in terms of its plot (the politics, the money) but because of the medium it moves through--the streets of Bombay. It suggests a society that has more poverty than ours, but is not necessarily poorer, because it has a richer texture of daily life. " American Beauty " could not be an Indian story; it would be too hard to imagine Indian city dwellers with that much time to brood and isolate.

"Such a Long Journey" will run for two weeks and is part of the Shooting Gallery series now playing at Loews Cineplex theaters in 19 cities.

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Such A Long Journey (2000)

Rated NR Suitable For Mature Teenagers

113 minutes

Roshan Seth as Gustad Noble

Soni Razdan as Dilnavaz Noble

Om Puri as Ghulam

Naseeruddin Shah as Major Bilimoria

Ranjit Chowdhry as Pavement Artist

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• Sturla Gunnarsson
• Sooni Taraporevala

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• Jan Kiesser
• Jeff Warren
• Jonathan Goldsmith

Based On The Novel by

• Rohinton Mistry

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• Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert [Such a Long Journey] is a film so rich in atmosphere it makes Western films look pale and underpopulated. It combines politics, religion, illness and scheming in the story of one family in upheaval, and is very serious and always amusing.
• Combustible Celluloid Jeffrey M. Anderson Director Sturla Gunnarsson keeps things going at a straightforward pace and easy distance so that we become involved in the day to day life of these characters without being too close or too far away.
• Film Journal International Emily Bobrow To watch the film is to feel somewhat cheated. Unfortunately, it is clear we are viewing the cut-and-pasted pieces of a larger and presumably more moving whole.

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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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