Longing(2022)
Hindi90 mins
Longing (2022) is a 90-minute Hindi film. Starring Grahnandan Singh, Bani Singh and Shahzada Shahrukh. With an audience rating of 6.5/10, Longing stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2022.
Mood:
emotionalinspiringuplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 15 January 2022
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
In 1948, India's first hockey team beat their former British rulers to win Olympic gold. Decades later, player Nandy Singh's recovery from a stroke leads his daughter to explore his past. Through old footage and interviews, she uncovers how the victory and the pain of Partition shaped the team, and she searches for a lost friend and a lost homeland.
“A father's forgotten past holds a lost homeland.”
Film Details
6.5Rating
90Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date15 January 2022
Also Known AsTaangh · Tāṅgha
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringuplifting
Themes
identityfamilysurvivalfriendship
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Grahnandan SinghActor
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Bani SinghActor
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Shahzada ShahrukhActor
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Keshav DuttActor
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Trivia
- The film's director Bani Singh is the daughter of Nandy Singh, making this a personal family story.
- It uses rare archival footage from the 1948 Olympics, including the historic hockey final against England.
- The documentary reveals a lifelong friendship between Nandy Singh and a Pakistani player, kept private for decades.
- Much of the film was shot during Nandy Singh's recovery from a stroke, capturing real-time struggles.
- It intertwines two major historical events: the Partition of India and India's first Olympic gold as an independent nation.
- The director traveled to Pakistan as part of her quest to find her father's old friend and the lost homeland.
- The film includes interviews with surviving teammates from the 1948 squad, recorded in their later years.