| Split Wide Open | |
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 Promotional poster for Split Wide Open | |
| Directed by | Dev Benegal |
| Written by | Farrukh Dhondy (screenplay) Dev Benegal (story) Upamanyu Chatterjee (story) Sudhir Mishra (Hindi dialogues) Shozo Ichiyama (Japanese dialogues) |
| Produced by | Anuradha Parikh |
| Starring | Rahul Bose Laila Rouass Ayesha Dharkar Shivaji Satham |
| Cinematography | Sukumar Jatania |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Nitin Sawhney |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
Split Wide Open is a 1999 Indian film directed by Dev Benegal. It is his second feature film after English, August (1994). The film primarily deals with the water conflicts in the slums of Bombay, and paedophilia, and also looks at the subversive sexuality in modern India and how the notions of morality are challenged when sex and poverty collide. The film came under harsh criticism when released in India and has been one of the most controversial Indian films.
| Split Wide Open | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 21 August 1999 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 54:48 |
| Label | BMG Crescendo |
The original soundtrack of the film consists of 17 total songs with 9 soundtrack songs and 5 instrumental tracks composed by Nitin Sawhney.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You are the reason" | Air Supply, Mehnaz Hoosein | |
| 2. | "Jaane Na Koi" | Asha Bhosle | |
| 3. | "Kurti Da Touch" | Silk Route | |
| 4. | "The trick is to keep breathing " | Garbage | |
| 5. | "Trapped" | Indus Creed | |
| 6. | "Dooba Dooba" | Silk Route | |
| 7. | "Duniya" | Raageshwari | |
| 8. | "Mera Jee Nahin Lage" | Najam Sheraz | |
| 9. | "Dil Se Mera Hai" | Drosnadresd | |
| 10. | "Black is black" | Anaida | |
| 11. | "Would you like to" (Go to bed with me) | Touch and Go | |
| 12. | "Welcome to Bombay" | Nitin Sawhney | |
| 13. | "Aaj Aaj Eri Sari Oe" | 917 Fridanasd | |
| 14. | "Yo KP!" | Nitin Sawhney | |
| 15. | "For Didi" | Nitin Sawhney | |
| 16. | "Television Sting" | Nitin Sawhney | |
| 17. | "A Golden Tap" (End Title) | Nitin Sawhney |
The film also credits Massive Attack, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler, Pink Floyd, Krome Assassins, Touch and Go, Purvi Parikh, the Dagar Brothers and Kishori Amonkar for their music used in the production of the film.
Poster Art & Design and Title Images by Artist Jaideep Mehrotra
