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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Such a Long Journey<br />
| image = <br />
| screenplay = [[Sooni Taraporevala]]<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Such a Long Journey (novel)|Such a Long Journey]]''|[[Rohinton Mistry]]}}<br />
| starring = [[Roshan Seth]]<br>[[Soni Razdan]]<br>[[Om Puri]]<br>[[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br>[[Kurush Deboo]]<br>[[Vrajesh Hirjee]]<br />
| director = [[Sturla Gunnarsson]]<br />
| editing = Jeff Warren<br />
| cinematography = [[Jan Kiesser]]<br />
| producer = [[Simon MacCorkindale]]<br>Paul Stephens<br />
| distributor = Amy International Artists<br />
| studio = The Film Works<br />
| music = [[Jonathan Goldsmith (musician)|Jonathan Goldsmith]]<br />
| released = 1998<br />
| runtime = 113 minutes<br />
| country = Canada<br>United Kingdom<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Such a Long Journey''''' is a 1998 Indo-Canadian English language film based on the [[Such a Long Journey (novel)|novel of the same name]] written by [[Rohinton Mistry]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pjr3ebi9TB8C |title=Canada's Best Features: Critical Essays on 15 Canadian Films |first=Eugene P. |last=Walz |date=1 January 2002 |publisher=[[Rodopi (publisher)|Rodopi]] |via=Google Books |pages=383 |isbn=9789042012097}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Sturla Gunnarsson]] with a screenplay by [[Sooni Taraporevala]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/032400such-film-review.html |title='Such a Long Journey': A Life as Topsy-Turvy as the Streets of Bombay |first=A. O. |last=Scott |author-link=A. O. Scott |date=26 March 2000 |access-date=30 June 2019 |newspaper=[[NY Times]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]}}</ref> The film received twelve [[Genie Award]]s nominations including the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/winter2016-series/books-on-film-1/sturla-gunnarsson-on-such-a-long-journey |title=Sturla Gunnarsson on Such a Long Journey |work=[[Toronto International Film Festival]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129205433/http://tiff.net/winter2016-series/books-on-film-1/sturla-gunnarsson-on-such-a-long-journey |archive-date=29 January 2016 |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> The film was screened at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571245888-such-a-long-journey.html |title=Such a Long Journey |work=[[Faber & Faber]] |access-date=30 June 2019}}{{dead link|date=June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chocmoose.com/portfolio-item/such-a-long-journey/ |title=Such A Long Journey |work=Chocolate Moose Media |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Gustad Noble ([[Roshan Seth]]) is a Parsi bank clerk who lives with his family in Bombay ([[Mumbai]]), just before the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. At first, he seems to be a self-centred, self-involved, neurotic man, who is so tied up in his own pain for perceived slights both past and present that he cannot seem to connect with either friends or family.<br />
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He is haunted by memories of his privileged youth and his father's fortune, which has been lost to the machinations of an unscrupulous uncle. He is baffled by the changes wrought in his eldest son, Sohrab ([[Vrajesh Hirjee]]), who refuses to attend the [[Indian Institute of Technology]] to which he has gained admittance, and worried about his youngest daughter, Roshan, when she falls ill. Other conflicts involve Gustad's ongoing interactions with his eccentric neighbours and his relationship with his close friend and co-worker, Dinshawji. Tehmul, a seemingly unimportant and mentally disabled character, is essential in Gustad's life, as he brings out his tender side and represents innocence in life.<br />
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A letter that Gustad receives one day from an old friend, Major Bilimoria, slowly draws him into a government deception involving threats, secrecy and large amounts of money. He then, begins the long journey that sheds new light on all aspects of Gustad's life.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Roshan Seth]] as Gustad Noble<br />
*[[Soni Razdan]] as Dilnavaz Noble<br />
*[[Om Puri]] as Ghulam Mohamed<br />
*[[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Major Jimmy Bilimoria<br />
*[[Ranjit Chowdhry]] as Pavement Artist<br />
*[[Sam Dastor]] as Dinshawji<br />
*[[Kurush Deboo]] as Tehmul<br />
*[[Pearl Padamsee]] as Mrs. Kutpitia<br />
*[[Vrajesh Hirjee]] as Sohrab Noble<br />
*[[Dinyar Contractor]] as Rabadi<br />
*[[Souad Faress]] as Mrs. Rabadi<br />
*[[Irrfan Khan]] as Gustad's dad<br />
*[[Anahita Uberoi]] as Gustad's mom<br />
*[[Anupam Shyam]] as milkman<br />
*Shazneed Damania as Roshan Noble<br />
*Kurush Dastur as Darius Noble<br />
*Noshirwan Jehangir as Inspector Bamji<br />
*Shivani Jha as Jasmine Rabadi<br />
*Madan as Bank Manager<br />
*Aileen Gonsalves as Lewie Coutinho<br />
*Sunny Bharti as Prostitute<br />
*Pratima Kazmi as Prostitute<br />
*[[Madhav Sharma]]<br />
*Antony Zaki<br />
*Mehler Jehangir <br />
*Sohrab Ardeshir <br />
*Rashid Karapiet <br />
*Chatru L. Gurnani<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0120848|title=Such a Long Journey}}<br />
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{{Sturla Gunnarsson}}<br />
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[[Category:1998 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Canadian novels]]<br />
[[Category:English-language Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian films]]<br />
[[Category:British Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian-Canadian films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 independent films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Sturla Gunnarsson]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Films about the Research and Analysis Wing]]<br />
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