Child of Empire (2022)
Two men from the Partition generation — Ishar Das Arora, an Indian Hindu who migrated from Pakistan to India, and Iqbal-ud-din Ahmed, a Pakistani Muslim who made the opposite journey — share childhood memories of their experiences while playing a board game. As the two men unpack their memories, audiences embody the experience of a 7-year-old child at key points in the migration. Child of Empire offers a powerful counter-narrative that lends a fresh perspective on the effects of forced migration on everyday individuals.
Directors:
Sparsh Ahuja, Erfan Saadati, Stephen Stephenson.
Writer:
Omi Zola Gupta
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Adil Hussain as Ishar Das Arora |
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Salman Shahid as Iqbal-ud-din Ahmed |
| Directing | Sparsh Ahuja | Director |
| Directing | Erfan Saadati | Director |
| Directing | Stephen Stephenson | Director |
| Writing | Omi Zola Gupta | Screenplay |