Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014)
Plot
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is a 2014 Indian English-language historical drama film directed by Ravi Kumar. Based on the Bhopal disaster that happened in India on 2–3 December 1984, the film stars Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Fagun Thakrar. Benjamin Wallfisch composed the film's music. Kumar's idea for making a film based on the Bhopal disaster came after he read Sanjoy Hazarika's book: "Bhopal: Lessons of a Gas Tragedy" about it. Shot over a period of 18 months, it was originally scheduled for a late 2010 release. However, the lack of responses from distributors kept delaying the release. In April 2013, a new trailer was released and the film received a market screening at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on 16 and 19 May. It was also screened at Pan Asia, Dingle and the Tokyo International film festivals. Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain was released in the United States on 7 November 2014 and in India on 5 December 2014. A private screening of the film was held at the youth assembly in the United Nations on 7 August 2014. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the actors' portrayal of their respective characters but found
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain details
| Industry | Bollywood (Hindi) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Genres | Drama, History, Music |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Rating | Not rated |
| Director | Ravi Kumar |
| Status | Released |
| Language | hi |
| Record verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Source | Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · images: TMDB |
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Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain cast & crew
Martin Sheen
Mischa Barton
Kal Penn
Rajpal Yadav
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Fagun Thakrar
Martin Brambach
Satish Kaushik
Vineet Kumar
Joy Sengupta
Manoj Joshi
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Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain — questions
What is Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain about?
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is a 2014 Indian English-language historical drama film directed by Ravi Kumar. Based on the Bhopal disaster that happened in India on 2–3 December 1984, the film stars Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Fagun Thakrar. Benjamin Wallfisch composed the film's music. Kumar's idea for making a film based on the Bhopal disaster came after he read Sanjoy Hazarika's book: "Bhopal: Lessons of a Gas Tragedy" about it. Shot over a period of 18 months, it was originally scheduled for a late 2010 release. However, the lack of responses from distributors kept delaying the release. In April 2013, a new trailer was released and the film received a market screening at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on 16 and 19 May. It was also screened at Pan Asia, Dingle and the Tokyo International film festivals. Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain was released in the United States on 7 November 2014 and in India on 5 December 2014. A private screening of the film was held at the youth assembly in the United Nations on 7 August 2014. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the actors' portrayal of their respective characters but found
Who is in the cast of Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain?
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain stars Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Fagun Thakrar and is directed by Ravi Kumar. The full credited cast is listed above.
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How long is Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain?
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain runs 1h 36m (96 minutes).
Who directed Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain?
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain was directed by Ravi Kumar.
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