Garm Hava
الريح الحارة
M.S. Sathyu's Indian classic on a Muslim shoe merchant in Agra who refuses to leave for Pakistan after Partition — the defining screen work on Muslims and Partition.
Depth
At a glance
- Identifiers
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- Review
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Muslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleFamily, marriage and kinship
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 1973 CE · 1393 AH†
- Countries
- IN
- Languages
- ur (original) · hi (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- گرم ہواगर्म हवाGarm Havaالريح الحارة
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Connections
- Features
- Balraj Sahni
- Directed by
- M. S. Sathyu
- Written by
- Kaifi Azmi
People and things also explored
The Big Sick· Brick Lane· Not Without My Daughter· Mo· Ramy· Taj Mahal· The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Arab naming of children after plants
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Garm Hava”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/hawaa-haar-1973/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.