Amu

Name: Amu
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-01-07
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Yashpal Sharma, Brinda Karat, Ankur Khanna, Chaiti Ghosh

IMDb ID: tt0414713 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.3 (972 votes)

Genres: Drama

Amu is the story of an Indian American woman who returns to India. The film takes a dark turn as Kaju learns that a horrifying genocide that took place twenty years ago turns out to hold the key to her mysterious origins.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Amu
Canada: Amu (English)
United Kingdom: Amu
Ireland: Amu (English)
India: Amu (English)
New Zealand: Amu (English)
United States: Amu
South Africa: Amu (English)
Russia: В поисках прошлого
В поисках прошлогоContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2005-01-07Runtime102 minutesMetascore54IMDb Popularity0User Reviews22Critic Reviews24Countries / RegionsIndia
United StatesLanguagesBengali
English
Hindi
PunjabiKeywordsgenocide
character name as title
nickname as title
one word title
americanFilming LocationsDelhi, IndiaProduction CompaniesJonai ProductionsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.amuthefilm.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414713/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0414713.jpgUpdated At2025-08-02T13:56:29

Directors

Shonali Bose

Writers

Shonali Bose

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Konkona Sen Sharma | Character: Kaju "Amu"
Actor: Yashpal Sharma | Character: Gobind
Actor: Brinda Karat | Character: Keya
Actor: Ankur Khanna | Character: Kabir
Actor: Chaiti Ghosh | Character: Tuki
Actor: Aparna Roy | Character: Grandmother
Actor: Ashish Ghosh | Character: Uncle
Actor: Ruma Ghosh | Character: Aunt
Actor: Loveleen Mishra | Character: Leelavati
Actor: Brajesh Mishra | Character: Chachaji
Actor: Bharat Kapoor | Character: Arun Sehgal
Actor: Lushin Dubey | Character: Meera Sehgal
Actor: Rajendra Gupta | Character: KK
Actor: Ganeve Rajkotia | Character: Shanno Kaur
Actor: Kuljit Singh | Character: Gurbachan Singh
Actor: Ekta Sood | Character: Amu
Actor: Harshit Sood | Character: Arjun
Actor: Mohini Mathur | Character: Durga
Actor: Kirandeep Sharma | Character: Shanti Kumar
Actor: Amita Udgata | Character: Widow
Actor: Kusum Haidar | Character: Widow
Actor: Avijit Dutt | Character: Neel
Actor: Subhashini Ali | Character: Lalitha
Actor: Susmit Sarkar | Character: Siddharth
Actor: Lara Ahsan Chandni | Character: Stephanian
Actor: Maxwell Chhetry | Character: Stephanian
Actor: Subhasish Mukherjee | Character: Stephanian
Actor: Sanjay Kumar | Character: Pappu
Actor: Shubh Mukherjee | Character: Stephanian

[Directors Group]
Name: Shonali Bose | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shonali Bose | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Apoorva Bakshi | Role: Producer
Name: Sanjay Bhattacharjee | Role: Producer
Name: Atiya Bose | Role: Producer
Name: Shonali Bose | Role: Producer
Name: Uma Chakravarthi | Role: Producer
Name: Aidan Hill | Role: Producer
Name: Gurdip Malik | Role: Producer
Name: Bedabrata Pain | Role: Producer
Name: Geetha Ravishankar | Role: Producer
Name: Vibhu Srivastava | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Nandlal Nayak | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Lourdes Ambrose | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Bob Brooks | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Ayesha Punvani | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sujata Sharma | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Bittu Sethia | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Kaushik Guha | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Neelima Goel | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nitin Kumar Gupta | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vibhu Srivastava | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Susan Foreman | Role: Art Department
Name: Rohit Ganju | Role: Art Department
Name: Ali Abbas Zafar | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Amrit Pritam Dutta | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Kitchens | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicole Lazaroff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Krishnanunni N.R. | Role: Sound Department
Name: Resul Pookutty | Role: Sound Department
Name: Amala Popuri | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Reuveni | Role: Sound Department
Name: Karnail Singh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ben Zarai | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Arun Kumar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Narsimha Reddy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kartik Vijay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Sandeep Kumar | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Nerina Penzhorn | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Rajesh Dham | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Dipankar Das | Role: Music Department
Name: Subir Kumar Das | Role: Music Department
Name: Aruma Ghosh | Role: Music Department
Name: Ashish Ghosh | Role: Music Department
Name: Mouli Ghosh | Role: Music Department
Name: Shubal Ghosh | Role: Music Department
Name: Bhupen Hazarika | Role: Music Department
Name: Manuel Santos and Bambule | Role: Music Department
Name: Kishore Roy | Role: Music Department
Name: Ranjani Sanyal | Role: Music Department
Name: Amit Thakur | Role: Music Department
Name: Keya Thakur | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sunil Pandey | Role: Production Department
Name: Chanpreet Singh | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Shubha Ramachandra | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Chanpreet Singh | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Punit Bareja | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mandakini Dubey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Manish Kapdoskar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tina Nagpaul | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Radhika Roy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mia Trachinger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aldo Velasco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ali Abbas Zafar | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Amu (2005) Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3657744153/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3657744153/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1577271800471.mp4?Expires=1788410898&Signature=gxT3Knfzxl-fxrI2pYBXGeywchoPUkSPM2Voj-xQjUV2~RQNKjOOY4P2Y~c3gWvayD-MltsqdoTiPtCrYTNR5~fe3Wci5--JjLxra8kdT9djierQJdbL3M4g6IfL4s7lXfXu9LpuAhBawIfMcFDD3q-2KFDAPFvKQmLjqDVmzVM~5Qn71Bl2-XYuvyuzHxYIrhpAsbG2AFVE8t9GGLL~hLaghpKM5SDn-vpmnOu5mVlADbb9fBWWegOtmYIs2DpHF3REKIvFnG8~Ucv1ZOFvRGkyCFlfVOLMxb5bVWNQ66OiNU0Rft66mmT6apaHlA2D7Alcd4ao~bVMQKaFngs4xw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

India: January 7, 2005
Canada: September 12, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Italy: December 9, 2005 (Florence Indian Film Festival)
United States: March 17, 2006 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
United States: April 1, 2006 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Netherlands: April 4, 2006 (CinemAsia Film Festival)
United States: April 22, 2006 (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
United States: May 12, 2006 (Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival)
United States: May 25, 2007 (New York City, New York)

Awards

Box Office

Amu