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.
Roshan Seth
as Gustad Noble
Soni Razdan
as Dilnavaz Noble
Om Puri
as Ghulam Mohammad
Naseeruddin Shah
as Major Jimmy Bilimoria
Irrfan Khan
as Gustad's Father
Sam Dastor
as
Kurush Deboo
as
Pearl Padamsee
as
Vrajesh Hirjee
as
Dinyar Contractor
as
Souad Faress
as
Anahita Uberoi
as
