19th January | |
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Directed by | Sanjay Amar |
Written by | Sanjay Amar |
Produced by | Deepmala Tanwar Mumtaz Ahmad |
Starring |
Deepti Naval K. K. Raina Madhuri Bhatia Prashantt Guptha Bidita Baig Mumtaz Ahmad Attique Multani |
Cinematography | Neelabh Kaul |
Edited by | Mohit Garg |
Music by | Highway 61 |
Production company | Blueberry Entertainment |
Distributed by | Amarchand Motionpictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
19th January is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sanjay Amar. [1] [2] Produced by Deepmala Tanwar the film presents a fictional storyline centred around the 1990 exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir. [3] It stars Deepti Naval, K. K. Raina, Madhuri Bhatia, Prashantt Guptha, Bidita Baig in pivotal roles. [4]
19th January depicts the exodus and the events leading up to the exodus followed the rise of violence in an insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir as a genocide. [5] The film follows the journey of a child who grows up in strife-torn Kashmir to become a popular musician, and showcases events leading to an investigation about his identity, and his family's turmoil. [6]
The film was premiered at the Festival Of Globe in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, United States where it received a standing ovation. [1] [7]