---
title: 'Idiot (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mani Kaul'
released: '1992-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 165
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/idiot-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104478/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Idiot (1992)

1992 · 165 min · Drama · India


## Synopsis

Idiot is a 1992 Hindi drama film based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1869 novel The Idiot. It was directed by Mani Kaul and stars 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mani Kaul](https://cinepixo.com/people/mani-kaul)
- **Screenplay:** [Anup Singh](https://cinepixo.com/people/anup-singh-2)

## Cast

- [Shah Rukh Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/shah-rukh-khan)
- [Ayub Khan-Din](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayub-khan-din)

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