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Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The film Earth is set in Lahore, which today belongs to Pakistan, the movie focuses on a young Parsis girl named Lenny, and the events she witnessed during the Partition of India which would tear apart a close group of friends consisting of Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs. At the beginning of the movie it is evident that the group of friends all share a lot in common, one of the things that they share is an attraction for the Hindu woman Shanta, whose job is to take care of Lenny. Despite being so close it is evident that the group has many disagreements over religion. This is not surprising, there has always been a lot of tension between religions in India, especially Islam and Hinduism. This is because of the immense amount of differences between these two belief systems. Muslims believe there is only one true god, and he is Allah while the Hindus believe that there are multiple gods. The Hindus also have the caste system unlike the Muslims. The Partition of India, which would soon take place, resulted in the creation of Pakistan, a Muslim country. A mass migration began when Muslims started making their way from India to Pakistan. The Sikhs and Hindus, left Pakistan for India. As the movie progresses the tension between Muslims and Hindus grows, soon these two ideologies clash violently. Both sides commit atrocities fueled by the hatred for the differences in their beliefs. Throughout history people have done horrible things because of religious beliefs and this was no exception. Protestants have killed Catholics and vice versa even though they both worship the same gods, and believe in a lot of the same things. In a world where Christians would take the lives of other Christians just because they chose not to recognize the pope, it is no surprise that Hindus and Muslims kill would each other despite their peaceful coexistence in the past. Lenny's family who were Parsis remained untouched by the violence thanks to the Parsis people choosing not to take sides and remaining neutral during conflicts. Near the end of the movie, the group of friends is ripped apart because they each choose to worship different gods. In the last scene Lenny is all grown up and reflects on the tragic events that took place during the Partition. I felt the movie was able realistically portray the consequences that the Partition of India caused. It really helps highlight how humans could do horrible things to each other because their beliefs are different. I also felt that the movie missed a great opportunity to cover the lasting negative effects that the Partition have on modern South Asia, such as the fact that the religious contempt Indians and Pakistanis have with each led to many their governments' decision to point hundreds of nuclear warheads at each other, which if something was to go wrong might lead to a grave loss of life. Which is why I give this movie a 8/10

Aamir Khan in 90s did more commercial films, except some offbeat films 1947 Earth is one of them, it's based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India, (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England). The film was another memorable film by Deepa Mehta It tells the hardships that Indians and Pakistanis faced during partition and it's well handled by Mehta, The manner in which the friends turn foes and the end is well handled. Aamir's transformation is brilliantly handled and well shown At 1 hour 50 minutes long it's taut and engaging, only it does get slow at times Direction is amazing Music is amazing, Rut Aa Gayi is good song and most songs are kept in background. The film is shot in sync sound and half the film is English and Hindi which suits itAamir Khan is perfect in his part, he underplays his part well and his expressions are topnotch, this was his first negative role Nandita Das is amazing in her role, Rahul Khanna makes an effective debut, sadly this people are not seen much in films now Khulbushan Kharbanda is topnotch, Raghuvir Yadav,Pawan Malhotra are all superb, Kitu Gidwani is good, Mala Sethna as young Lenny is amazing, Shabana Azmi has 1 scene in the end

1947 Earth tells the story of the lives of a few people in Lahore in the year 1947 – how their lives were and how they change with the partition. Central idea is good and so is the development of characters but the film fails in the portrayals, especially by the three main ones – Aamir Khan, Nandita Das and Rahul Khanna.The narrative is indulging in parts and most of the film is simply going on and on without much movement in the story. Some of the sequences in the film stand out like the train sequence and the finale. Cinematography by Giles Nuttgens and music by A R Rahman are the few positives in the film, especially the former which is so lively. Only actors who actually act are Maia Lethna as the young Lenny who is perfect for the role, Kitu Gidwani and Khubhushan Kharbanda. Rest all give very 'filmy' performances not matching with the theme. Profanity, nudity and sex in the film do not match with the production design, and rather turn out as offending elements. Certain scenes in the film come and go with no sign and sense e.g. why was the child marriage scene and Lenny's birthday scene inserted in between?I am happy that I saw Earth much after I saw Water and Fire, else had I seen this before, I would never ever have seen the other two gems. Earth is a complete letdown from Ms. Mehta. Movie is strictly not to be watched by the people of India and Pakistan as there are certain elements in the film which may offend them (and I am one of them).

A film by an Indian born female director about the communal riots that followed partition is one you desperately want to be great. "Earth" though is merely very good, wonderfully made and accessible to any audience, it tells a very human story of love, jealousy and revenge. It's faults come mainly from trying to integrate the personal with the political, in this it comes perilously close to suggesting that the outrages came down to individual personal grievances (a very unhistorical approach). At times too it is over schematic - the cross religion group of friends for example appears almost as a mechanical device to get the story moving. The strengths though are many - it looks stunning and the acting is very good. Outstanding is Aamir Khan as the tormented Dil Navaz. At times I was reminded of "The Go-Between", both films use similar framing devices and end with a devastating act of innocent betrayal. Overall this a very good film and I look forward to seeing Mehta'a other films.