Com presents a preview of 1947, Earth . The film begins with the British finally preparing to quit their empire in India and the searing process of splitting British India into Independent India and Pakistan is about to begin. It is an entirely pleasing world.
Bitter words metamorphose into slogan shouting mobs and arson.
Angry Hindus storm through Lahore one day, and angry Muslims the next. The once charming Ice Candy Man turns into a near madman, one of the many roaming the streets of Lahore with vengeance and murder on their minds. The Muslim Masseur, Hasan, the only voice of reason amongst Ayah's admirers, implores the group of friends to stand by each other . A love affair between him and Shanta, the Ayah, blossoms amidst the carnage and Lenny is privy to this fragile relationship between a Muslim and a Hindu. The music of the film is composed by A R Rahman.