Water (2005)

  • PG
  • 09/08/2005 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 55m

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.

Overview

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.

Deepa Mehta

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Lisa Ray's headshot

Lisa Ray

Kalyani
Sarala's headshot

Sarala

Chuyia
John Abraham's headshot

John Abraham

Narayan
Seema Biswas's headshot

Seema Biswas

Shakuntala
Waheeda Rehman's headshot

Waheeda Rehman

Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother
Vinay Pathak's headshot

Vinay Pathak

Rabindra
Rishma Malik Scott's headshot

Rishma Malik Scott

Snehalata
Manorama's headshot

Manorama

Madhumati

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