19th January (film)

19th January is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sanjay Amar. Produced by Deepmala Tanwar the film presents a fictional storyline centred around the 1990 exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir. It stars Deepti Naval, K. K. Raina, Madhuri Bhatia, Prashantt Guptha, Bidita Baig in pivotal roles.

Premise
19th January depicts the exodus and the events leading up to the exodus followed the rise of violence in an insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir as a genocide. The film follows the journey of a child who grows up in strife-torn Kashmir to become a popular musician, and showcases events leading to an investigation about his identity, and his family's turmoil.

Cast

 * Deepti Naval as Naseema
 * K. K. Raina as Prof. Bashir Ahmed
 * Madhuri Bhatia as Senior NIA cop
 * Mumtaz Ahmad as Fanatic
 * Bidita Bag	as Masrat
 * Attique Multani	as NIA chief
 * Prashantt Guptha as NIA cop
 * Mukul Nag as Saint
 * Mohd. Muneem Nazir	as Owais Ahmad
 * Ashraf Shawl as Prof. Krishan Mujoo
 * Hridyanshu Slathia young Owais Ahmad

Reception
The film was premiered at the Festival Of Globe in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, United States where it received a standing ovation.