# Such a Long Journey (1998)

English · 1 min · Released 1998-09-13

Such a Long Journey is a 1998 English film. Roshan Seth, Akshay, Soni Razdan, Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah appear in it, alongside 5 more credited names.

Cast: Roshan Seth as Gustad Noble, Akshay, Soni Razdan as Dilnavaz Noble, Om Puri as Ghulam, Naseeruddin Shah as Jimmy Bilimoria, Vrajesh Hirjee as Sohrab Noble, Pratima Kazmi as Hydraulic Hema, Irrfan Khan as Gustad's Father, Nina Wadia as Sister Constance, Lovleen Bains as Worshipper

## Storyline
The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto.  "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard and the street, which the municipal authorities want to widen so that even more choking diesel fumes can cloud the air. We meet the hero, Gustad (Roshan Seth), in the process of defending the old concrete wall that protects his courtyard from the street, and later he strikes a bargain with an itinerant artist (Ranjit Chowdhry), who covers the wall with paintings from every conceivable religious tradition, with the thought that all of the groups represented will join in defending the wall.

## Common questions

### When was Such a Long Journey released?
Such a Long Journey was released on 13 September 1998.

### Who stars in Such a Long Journey?
Roshan Seth, Akshay, Soni Razdan and Om Puri star in Such a Long Journey.

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