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Partition: The Day India Burned

Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947 which triggered one of the biggest migrations in history. 15 million were displaced and more than a million lost their lives. The story is told through the testimony of people who lived together for centuries, but were forced out of their homes as one of the largest and most ethnically diverse nations in the world was divided. Dramatised reconstructions evoke some of the mistrust, violence and upheaval that ensued

Top Cast

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Narrator

  • Roedad Khan

    Roedad Khan

    Self

  • Som Anand

    Som Anand

    Self

  • Nayantara Sahgal

    Nayantara Sahgal

    Self

  • Jawaharlal Nehru

    Jawaharlal Nehru

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    Mahatma Gandhi

    Self (archive footage)

  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah

    Self (archive footage)

  • Golok Majumdar

    Golok Majumdar

    Self

  • Pran Chopra

    Pran Chopra

    Self

Overview

Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947 which triggered one of the biggest migrations in history. 15 million were displaced and more than a million lost their lives. The story is told through the testimony of people who lived together for centuries, but were forced out of their homes as one of the largest and most ethnically diverse nations in the world was divided. Dramatised reconstructions evoke some of the mistrust, violence and upheaval that ensued

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