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Junoon
Genres
WarDrama
Overview
Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
141 min
Release Date
1978-12-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Hindi
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Shashi Kapoor
Javed Khan
Shabana Azmi
Firdaus (Javed's wife)
Jennifer Kendal
Mrs. Mariam Labadoor
Naseeruddin Shah
Sarfaraz Khan
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Lalal Ramjimal
Jalal Agha
Kader Khan
Nafisa Ali
Ruth Labadoor
Ismat Chughtai
Maternal Grandmother of Ruth Labadoor
Deepti Naval
Rashid's wife
Tom Alter
Priest
Kunal Kapoor
Geoffrey Kendal
Karan Kapoor
Laura Liddell
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