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2005

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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
Director	Deepa Mehta
Genres	Bollywood, Drama, Romance, World Cinema

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  - 6
  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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  - RealMeringue
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Jun 2007 at 00:17
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- - 0
  - 0
  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. I’m not familiar with India or... read more »
  
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- - mictad
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Jan 2012 at 12:19
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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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- - Jangid
  - 2 reviews
  - 05 Jan 2012 at 20:53
- - 0
  - 0
  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 »
  
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- - a customer
  - 07 Dec 2011 at 22:04
- - 1
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  visually stunning
  
  found this hard to follow.. dialogue not that clear. However visually stunning and the young girl was excellent...uncomfortable to watch in places, what women ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Nov 2011 at 00:06
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  Deeply moving
  
  Wonderful acting, beautifully shot, important and moving story - a slice of India told through the experience and eyes of a child widow sent to a community of ... read more »
  
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- - JanandFred
  - 4 reviews
  - 15 Nov 2011 at 12:57
- - 0
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  Shamed and Saddened!
  
  If women were created to answer to men, then men have certainly abused that position, generation after generation! I felt a deep sense of shame after watching ... read more »
  
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- - Gulshan
  - 1 review
  - 07 Nov 2011 at 23:57
- - 0
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  not what expected from Bollywood - but definitely worth watching!..
  
  what a beautiful, thought-provoking, but tragic film. An Indian friend recommended it to me, but I was initially reluctant to watch it as I love 'feel-good... read more »
  
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- - Skachbow
  - 1 review
  - Cambridge
  - 22 Oct 2011 at 21:06
- - 1
  - 0
  A visiually beautiful film with a message
  
  This is NOT a Bollywood film. It is about a serious issue: the situation of widows in traditional Indian culture. So, the film is serious. At the same time, it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 16 Jun 2011 at 22:39
- - 0
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  underwater stay there
  
  this film starts out good but then it is bad it just disappoints for most indian fans how thought this would be good but its just bad
  
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- - arshid
  - 136 reviews
  - Woking
  - 11 Mar 2011 at 17:25
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  - 0
  Subtitles would have been good
  
  This looked like an excellent film, but even though it was in English, I found the accents hard to follow and had to give up watching it. Pity
  
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- - KGFM
  - 6 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 31 Dec 2010 at 15:16
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- - 27
  - 6
  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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  - RealMeringue
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Jun 2007 at 00:17
- - 5
  - 0
  excellent
  
  brilliant execution and touching film. opens the eyes to the miseries suffered by women in the name of religion. A must see for film lovers who really love ... read more »
  
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- - kumar
  - 9 reviews
  - DERBY
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 21:53
- - 3
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  water
  
  This film is not what i expected but its ok to watch once.
  
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  - harrow england
  - 11 Oct 2007 at 15:04
- - 2
  - 0
  WATER by deepa mehta
  
  This film was an enchanting piece of work. The word that came to mind is enchanting. It is like a fairy tale with a twist. The film was executed flawlessly ... read more »
  
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- - blissful
  - 17 reviews
  - mid glamorgan
  - 02 Aug 2008 at 22:02
- - 2
  - 0
  Widows' lives.
  
  What an eye-opener - this is a moving portrayal of the reality of widows' lives in India, the utter waste of which continues to this day. So sad. Such a ... read more »
  
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- - Dodgson
  - 8 reviews
  - Richmond
  - 05 Sep 2008 at 20:40
- - 1
  - 0
  Good message, bit hyped.
  
  A very nice looking film...I like then menu and the acompanying citar music, instantly creating a sublime mood.
  
  The film itself is rather good, and ... read more »
  
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  - Beds, England
  - 11 Mar 2007 at 02:35
- - 1
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  Great movie
  
  Really enjoyed watching this really touching movie which shows you what it was like to be widow in those old times. Its not the typical bollywood movie & ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 09 May 2007 at 16:31
- - 1
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  ok
  
  I thought the film was average. I'd expected it to be better. The main storyline was good but it was a bit slow and could have easily been cut short.
  
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  - England
  - 17 Aug 2007 at 00:09
- - 1
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  Lovely, enlightening and sad
  
  I loved it! An enlightening story revealing aspects of the Hindu religion that are not widely discussed - or at least I wasn't aware of them. Recently ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 23 Feb 2009 at 12:20
- - 1
  - 0
  Beauty and sadness
  
  This lovely film has a brilliant mix of beauty and sadness without becoming self-pitying or depressing. The cinematography is fabulous, the architecture of the ... read more »
  
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- - allykat
  - 66 reviews
  - Weymouth
  - 11 Jul 2009 at 17:22

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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 ...