Idiot (1992 film)

Idiot
Based onThe Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Written byAnup Singh
Hemendra Bhatia
Rajeev Kumar
Directed byMani Kaul
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Ayub Khan-Din
Music byVikram Joglekar
D. Wood
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
CinematographyPiyush Shah
EditorLalitha Krishna
Running time165 minutes
Original release
Release8 October 1992 (1992-10-08)

Idiot is a 1992 Hindi drama film based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1869 novel The Idiot. It was directed by Mani Kaul and starred Shah Rukh Khan and Ayub Khan-Din. The film debuted at the New York Film Festival in October 1992. In this version of the tale, placed in contemporary Mumbai, Prince Miskin (Khan-Din) is a man whose epilepsy is mistaken for idiocy.