: As a Hindu woman in Lahore, Shanta becomes a target of the mob. In the film’s climax, a group of Muslim men led by Dil Navaz attacks the Sethna household to find her. The Betrayal
1947: Earth was India's official entry for the Academy Awards in 1999. It is remembered not just for the bold performances of Aamir Khan and Nandita Das, but for how it portrays women as the primary targets of communal conflict. The juxtaposition of a brewing romance against the backdrop of a country being "broken into two" makes every intimate moment feel precious and doomed.
