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6.8/10 • 118

2005-09-081h 55m

DramaRomance

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.

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.

Directors
Deepa Mehta
Editors
Colin Monie

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Lisa Ray

    Lisa Ray

    Kalyani

  2. Sarala

    Sarala

    Chuyia

  3. John Abraham

    John Abraham

    Narayan

  4. Seema Biswas

    Seema Biswas

    Shakuntala

  5. Waheeda Rehman

    Waheeda Rehman

    Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother

  6. Vinay Pathak

    Vinay Pathak

    Rabindra

  7. Rishma Malik Scott

    Rishma Malik Scott

    Snehalata

  8. Manorama

    Manorama

    Madhumati

  9. Raghubir Yadav

    Raghubir Yadav

    Gulabi

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Status
Released
Original Language
Hindi
Budget
--
Revenue
$10,422,387.00
Keywords
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