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6.8The 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.
Released: 2005-11-04115 minDir: Deepa MehtaDrama, RomanceBox office: $10.4M
Cast
- Lisa Ray as Kalyani
- Sarala as Chuyia
- John Abraham as Narayan
- Seema Biswas as Shakuntala
- Waheeda Rehman as Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother
- Vinay Pathak as Rabindra
Themes
- widow
- site of pilgrimage
- hinduism
- mahatma gandhi
- varanasi
- child bride
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 164084
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/water
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- title
- वाटर
- publication date
- 2006-09-07
- review score
- 77/100
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2005 Canadian films2005 drama films2005 films2005 Hindi-language filmsArt works that caused riotsCanadian drama filmsCultural depictions of Mahatma GandhiEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language Indian filmsFilms about widowhood in IndiaFilms about women in IndiaFilms adapted for other mediaFilms directed by Deepa MehtaFilms scored by A. R. RahmanFilms scored by Mychael DannaFilms set in 1938Films set in IndiaFilms set in the British RajFilms shot in Sri LankaFilms shot in VaranasiFilms with screenplays by Anurag KashyapHindi-language drama filmsIndian sequel filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as Wikidata