Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional journey of ordinary people- some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who choose to watch silently.
Naseeruddin Shah
as Khan Sahab
Paresh Rawal
as Sanjay
Inaamulhaq
as Munna
Nassar
as Grave digger
Shahana Goswami
as Muneera
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
as Hanif
Honey Chhaya
as Bapuji
Deepti Naval
as Arati
Dilip Joshi
as Deven
Kavan Antani
as Arati's son
Raghubir Yadav
as Karim
Sanjay Suri
as Sameer Shaikh
