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6.8In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
Released: 1997-08-22108 minDir: Deepa MehtaDrama, RomanceBox office: $501,533
Cast
- Nandita Das as Sita
- Shabana Azmi as Radha
- Javed Jaffrey as Jatin
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Ashok
- Kushal Rekhi as Biji
- Ranjit Chowdhry as Mundu
Themes
- coming out
- infidelity
- husband wife relationship
- arranged marriage
- hinduism
- lesbian relationship
- male homosexuality
- india
- lgbt
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 611126
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- title
- फायर
- publication date
- 1997-08-21
- review score
- 89%
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Toronto International Film Festival
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Shiv Sena
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Christianity
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Mumbai
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Maharashtra
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freedom of speech
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heterosexuality
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British Raj
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Categories
1990s erotic drama films1996 Canadian films1996 English-language films1996 films1996 LGBTQ-related films1996 romantic drama filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversArt works that caused riotsCanadian erotic drama filmsCanadian independent filmsCanadian LGBTQ-related filmsCanadian romantic drama filmsEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language erotic drama filmsEnglish-language Indian filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsErotic romance filmsFilms about adultery in IndiaFilms about Indian CanadiansFilms about women in IndiaFilms based on short fictionFilms directed by Deepa MehtaFilms scored by A. R. RahmanFilms set in Delhi