Split Wide Open

Split 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 wars 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. The origin... more

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Dev Benegal

Dev Benegal (born 28 December 1960) is an Indian director and screenwriter, most known for his debut film English, August (1994), which won the 1995 National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in English. He is the nephew of award-winning director Shyam Benegal. Born in 1960 in New Delhi, to Suman...

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