Summary:
A thesis picture. In 1938, Gandhi's party is making inroads in women's rights. Chuyia, a child already married but living with her parents, becomes a widow. By tradition, she is unceremoniously left at a bare and impoverished widows' ashram, beside the Ganges during monsoon season. The ashram's leader pimps out Kalyani, a young and beautiful widow, for household funds. Narayan, a follower of Gandhi, falls in love with her. Can she break with tradition and religious teaching to marry him? The ashram's moral center is Shakuntala, deeply religious but conflicted about her fate. Can she protect Kalyani or Chuyia? Amid all this water, is rebirth possible or does tradition drown all?
| Runtime: | 117 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use. |
| Production: | Echo Lake Productions (I) |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Countries: | India, Canada |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Home Release Date: | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Deepa Mehta | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anurag Kashyap | Writer |
| Deepa Mehta | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| John Abraham | Narayan |
| Lisa Ray | Kalyani |
| Seema Biswas | Shakuntala |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Buddhi Wickrama | Baba |
| Dolly Ahluwalia | Upset Woman |
| Hermantha Gamage | Barber |
| Iranganie Serasinghe | Mother In Law |
| Manorama | Madhumati |
| Meera Biswas | Gyanvati |
| Rinsly Weerarathne | Chuyia's Husband |
| Rishma Malik | Snehalata |
| Ronica Sajnani | Kunti |
| Sanoja Bibile | Woman Bather |
| Sarala | Chuyia |
| Vidula Javalgekar | 'Auntie' Patiraji |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ajay Virmani | Executive Producer |
| Claire Welland | Line Producer |
| David Hamilton | Producer |
| Dilip Mehta | Associate Producer |
| Doug Mankoff | Executive Producer |
| Marek Posival | Associate Producer |
| Mark Burton | Executive Producer |
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