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Split Wide Open is a film of genre Drama directed by Dev Benegal with Rahul Bose
Split Wide Open (1999)
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Add to a movie listSplit Wide Open is a 1999 Indian film and is Dev Benegal's second feature film after English, August. 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.
Actors
Rahul Bose
(KP / Kut Price)
Laila Rouass
(Nandita)
Ayesha Dharker
(Leela)
Shivaji Satam
Iravati Harshe Mayadev
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