Water (2005)
For Five Years, Extremist Groups Waged A Campaign of Death Threats, Arson and Riots To Stop The Production of 'Water.' But The Filmmakers Were Not To Be Silenced.
Starring Lisa Ray, Sarala, John Abraham
Directed by Deepa Mehta
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.
Runtime: 115 min.
Rating: 6.9
DVD
Languages: Hindi
Countries: Canada,India
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: site of pilgrimage,widow,varanasi,hinduism,child bride,mahatma gandhi,woman director
Cast
Kalyani
Chuyia
Narayan
Shakuntala
Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother
Rabindra
Snehalata
Madhumati
Gulabi
Seth Dwarkanath
Sadananda