Khamosh Pani

Name: Khamosh Pani
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-02-25
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Kirron Kher, Aamir Ali Malik, Navtej Singh Johar, Salman Shahid, Shilpa Shukla

IMDb ID: tt0357283 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.5 (1,304 votes)

Genres: Drama

1979. A village in Pakistan. A widow sees her 17 years old son being attracted to Islamist militants. It brings her past back.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Silent Waters
Sweden: Silent Waters
United States: Silent Waters
World-wide: Silent Waters (English)
Italy: Acque silenziose
Argentina: Aguas Silenciosas
Portugal: Águas Silenciosas
Poland: Cicha woda
France: Eau dormante
France: Eaux silencieuses (Festival Title)
Spain: El silencio del agua
Germany: Ewig fremd
Canada: Khamosh Pani (English)
India: Khamosh Pani: Silent Waters (English)
France: Le puits (TV Title)
Hungary: Néma vizek
Pakistan: Veeru (Urdu, Working Title)
Greece: Αμίλητο νερό
Russia: Тихие воды
El silencio del aguaContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2004-02-25Runtime99 minutesMetascore64IMDb Popularity0User Reviews29Critic Reviews34Countries / RegionsPakistan
France
GermanyLanguagesPunjabi
UrduKeywordsyear 1979
year 1947
triple f rated
brother sister relationship
religious intoleranceFilming LocationsWah, PakistanProduction CompaniesVidhi Films
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Flying Moon FilmproduktionOfficial SitesLes Films du Losange (France) - https://filmsdulosange.com/en/film/silent-waters/
Vidhi Films (Pakistan) - https://www.vidhifilms.com/films/entry/khamosh-panisilent-watersIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357283/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0357283.jpgUpdated At2025-11-25T10:56:11

Directors

Sabiha Sumar

Writers

Paromita Vohra
Sabiha Sumar

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kirron Kher | Character: Ayesha, Veero
Actor: Aamir Ali Malik | Character: Saleem
Actor: Navtej Singh Johar | Character: Jaswant
Actor: Salman Shahid | Character: Amin
Actor: Shilpa Shukla | Character: Zubeida
Actor: Sarfaraz Ansari | Character: Rashid
Actor: Adnan Shah Tipu | Character: Mazhar
Actor: Shazim Ashraf | Character: Zubair
Actor: Arshad Mahmood | Character: Mehboob
Actor: Fareeha Jabeen | Character: Shabnam
Actor: Abid Ali | Character: Choudhary
Actor: Nisar Qadri | Character: Haji Munnavar
Actor: Barkat Ullah | Character: Mubarak Bhai
Actor: Saba Malik | Character: Courtesan
Actor: Madan Gopal Singh | Character: Sikh Pilgrim 1
Actor: Gurjot Singh Mann | Character: Sikh Pilgrim 2
Actor: Rehan Sheikh | Character: Afsan (1947)
Actor: Suhair Fariha Khan | Character: Young Veero
Actor: Yousuf Jimmi | Character: Tabla Player
Actor: Master Mushtaq | Character: Harmonium Player
Actor: Fahim Khan | Character: Muslim Man (1947)
Actor: S.A. Rehman | Character: Professor
Actor: K.M. Rana | Character: Sikh Priest
Actor: Nadia Malik | Character: Hina
Actor: Afaq Mushtaq | Character: Asif
Actor: Anjum Habibi | Character: Maulana in Rawalpindi
Actor: Aslam Rana | Character: Vegetable Vendor
Actor: Shams Uddin | Character: Tea Shop Owner
Actor: Zaheer Ahmed | Character: Tea Boy
Actor: Z.A. Zulfi | Character: Academic Expert on TV
Actor: Abdul Saboor | Character: Maulvi on TV
Actor: Aftab Zubari | Character: Show Host on TV (Compere)
Actor: Ejaz Baig | Character: Bhatti
Actor: Mubbashir Ali Khan | Character: Bare Chested Labourer
Actor: Rashid Khan | Character: Sikh Pilgrim 3
Actor: Tanveer Ahmad | Character: Sikh Pilgrim 4
Actor: Safdar Ali | Character: Sikh Pilgrim 5
Actor: Taj Mohammad | Character: Village Maulvi
Actor: Tasleem Bibi | Character: Allabi
Actor: Quratul Ain | Character: Shanno
Actor: Naureen Khan | Character: Choudhary's Wife
Actor: Begum Khursheed Shahid | Character: Older Woman (Singer) at Wedding
Actor: Ishaq Nazish | Character: Chaudhry's Servant
Actor: Saba Aslam | Character: Girl on Bicycle
Actor: Julia Mushtaq | Character: Zubeida's Friend 1
Actor: Naina Malik | Character: Zubeida's Friend 2
Actor: Fari Kanwal | Character: Zubeida's Friend 3
Actor: Bushra 'Bee' Malik | Character: Bride
Actor: Mohammed Shoaib | Character: Bridegroom
Actor: Nusrat Bhutt | Character: Zubeida's Mother
Actor: Waris Khan | Character: Sufi Mendicant
Actor: S.M. Asim | Character: Nusrat
Actor: M. Younus | Character: Elderly Villager 1
Actor: Rafiq Ahmed | Character: Elderly Villager 2
Actor: Qaiser Ali | Character: Village Boy 1
Actor: Faisal Islam | Character: Village Boy 2
Actor: Babar Ali | Character: Village Boy 3
Actor: Shabbir Ahmed | Character: Village Boy 4
Actor: Asad Ali | Character: Village Boy 5
Actor: Badin Farooqi | Character: Old Sikh
Actor: Yasir Ali | Character: Young Jaswant 1947
Actor: Amjad Choudri | Character: Sikh Man 1947
Actor: Dildar Fani | Character: TV Shop Owner
Actor: Wazira Jan | Character: Chachi
Actor: Sumera | Character: Girl at Well 1947
Actor: Sadia | Character: Girl at Well 1947
Actor: Mariam | Character: Girl at Well 1947
Actor: Kiron | Character: Girl at Well 1947
Actor: Sidra | Character: Quran Girl
Actor: Nausheen | Character: Quran Girl
Actor: Sanjila | Character: Quran Girl
Actor: Attiya | Character: Quran Girl
Actor: Mehwish | Character: Quran Girl
Actor: Salma Bajwa | Character: College Girl 1
Actor: Asma Mushtaq | Character: College Girl 2
Actor: Saira Malim | Character: College Girl 3

[Directors Group]
Name: Sabiha Sumar | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Paromita Vohra | Role: Writer
Name: Sabiha Sumar | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Helge Albers | Role: Producer
Name: Philippe Avril | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Hermann | Role: Producer
Name: Sachithanandam Sathananthan | Role: Producer
Name: Claudia Tronnier | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Madan Gopal Singh | Role: Composer
Name: Arshad Mahmood | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ralph Netzer | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Bettina Böhler | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Olivier Meidinger | Role: Production Designer
Name: Heike Wolf-Aury | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Frank Herzog | Role: Art Director
Name: Olivier Meidinger | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Heike Fademrecht | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Lesley Lamont-Fisher | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nadine Schränkler | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Iqbal Kidwai | Role: Production Manager
Name: Michael Reuter | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Iqbal Kidwai | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Britta Knöller | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Julia Rose | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Khalid Gill | Role: Art Department
Name: Ishtiak | Role: Art Department
Name: Ayub Khan | Role: Art Department
Name: Malinge Sadaqat Khan | Role: Art Department
Name: Nurgul Khan | Role: Art Department
Name: Shuja Ullah Yasir | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Noemi Hampel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Uwe Haussig | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthias Lempert | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carsten Richter | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dominik Schleier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thomas Schneider | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marcus Sujata | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Kristin Feist | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Markus Frank | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Birger Schirrmeister | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Martin Springer | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jennifer Wagner | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rufin Wiesemann | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Axel Dietrich Berger | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Johnny Feurer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thorsten Querner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Location Management]
Name: Shahid Ul Haq | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Arjun Sen | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Ambarien Alqadar | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Tobias Wiedmer | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357283/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Switzerland: August 15, 2003 (Locarno Film Festival)
South Korea: October 6, 2003 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Greece: November 24, 2003 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
France: November 29, 2003 (Nantes Festival of 3 Continents)
India: December 17, 2003 (Kerala International Film Festival)
Sweden: January 30, 2004 (Göteborg Film Festival)
France: February 25, 2004
Argentina: March 2004 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Switzerland: March 24, 2004 (French speaking region)
United States: April 15, 2004 (Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles)
Switzerland: April 22, 2004 (German speaking region)
Australia: June 12, 2004 (Sydney Film Festival)
Belgium: June 30, 2004
Netherlands: July 29, 2004
Denmark: August 21, 2004 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Germany: September 2, 2004
United States: October 8, 2004 (limited)
Poland: October 11, 2004 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Canada: November 12, 2004
United Arab Emirates: December 2004 (Dubai International Film Festival)
India: December 2004
Pakistan: December 13, 2004 (Kara Film Festival)
Australia: February 19, 2005 (Adelaide Film Festival)
Spain: February 25, 2005
Austria: July 15, 2005
Italy: July 29, 2005
Portugal: August 18, 2005
Hungary: April 25, 2007 (TV premiere)
Pakistan: December 9, 2018 (Goethe Institute)

Awards

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