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Set in the 1930s during the rise of the independence struggles against British colonial rule, the film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on the relationships of one widow, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on them, and a man who is .. Read more
| Starring | John Abraham, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda |
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| Director | Deepa Mehta |
| Genres | Bollywood, Drama, Romance, World Cinema |
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Set in the 1930s during the rise of the independence struggles against British colonial rule, the film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on the relationships of one widow, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on them, and a man who is from a lower caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
| Starring | John Abraham, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav, Vinay Pathak, Rishma Malik |
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| Director | Deepa Mehta |
| Studio | METRODOME |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 52 mins |
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| Genres | Bollywood, Drama, Romance, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Hindi LOVEFiLM Instant: Hindi |
| Subtitles | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 08 Apr 2009 To Rent: DVD: 29 Aug 2006 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
Lisa Ray is moving as the ill-fated Kalyani, and Seema Biswas endows Chuyia's protector Shakuntala with the slow-burning strength she brought to her title-role debut in BANDIT QUEEN
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Slow, Serious, Sad, Worthy, Beautiful
I want to love the films of Deepha Mehta, I really do. I loath the Shiv Sena and my heart goes out to all the unfortunates, and all the women subjugated by '... read more »
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worth to watch
Touching movie, sad but giving you reflection on a period and society status that may still exist until those days in India. Im not familiar with India or... read more »
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Very Nice Movie
Dont know whether the story is true or not, but movie is really very nice. all characters are seems to be expert and its nice to see Gandhi Ji :)
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Awful, pretentious, waste of £2.49 - DONT WATCH!
What an absolute let down. Having watched and absolutely loved both Fire and Earth, I was looking forward to viewing Mehta's final film in her trilogy on ... read more »