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Water (I) (2005)

PG_13  117 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  28 April 2006 (USA)
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The film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Writers:

Anurag Kashyap (dialogue), Deepa Mehta
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarala Sarala ...
Chuyia
Buddhi Wickrama Buddhi Wickrama ...
Baba
Rinsly Weerarathne Rinsly Weerarathne ...
Chuyia's Husband
Iranganie Serasinghe Iranganie Serasinghe ...
Mother in Law (as Iranganee Serasinghe)
Hermantha Gamage Hermantha Gamage ...
Barber
Ronica Sajnani Ronica Sajnani ...
Kunti
Manorama Manorama ...
Madhumati (as Manorma)
Rishma Malik ...
Snehalata
Meera Biswas Meera Biswas ...
Gyanvati
Vidula Javalgekar Vidula Javalgekar ...
'Auntie' Patiraji (as Dr. Vidula Javalgekar)
Seema Biswas ...
Shakuntala
Lisa Ray ...
Sanoja Bibile Sanoja Bibile ...
Woman Bather
Dolly Ahluwalia Dolly Ahluwalia ...
Upset Woman (as Dolly Ahluwalia Tewari)
John Abraham ...
Narayan
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Storyline

A thesis picture. In 1938, Gandhi's party is making inroads in women's rights. Chuyia, a child already married but living with her parents, becomes a widow. By tradition, she is unceremoniously left at a bare and impoverished widows' ashram, beside the Ganges during monsoon season. The ashram's leader pimps out Kalyani, a young and beautiful widow, for household funds. Narayan, a follower of Gandhi, falls in love with her. Can she break with tradition and religious teaching to marry him? The ashram's moral center is Shakuntala, deeply religious but conflicted about her fate. Can she protect Kalyani or Chuyia? Amid all this water, is rebirth possible or does tradition drown all? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Widow | Tradition | Ashram | Love | India  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Canada | India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Agua See more »

Filming Locations:

Central Province, Sri Lanka See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$CAD273,830 (Canada) (13 November 2005)

Gross:

$3,222,857 (USA) (3 September 2006)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:  | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

'Sarala' was cast in Sri Lanka and did not speak a word of Hindi or English. She worked hard on the script to memorize the lines of a language very new to her. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Kalyani's dog appears older in the scene in which it escapes than the next time it is shown. See more »

Quotes

[from trailer]
Narayana: All the old traditions are dying out.
Kalyani: But what is good should not die out.
Narayana: And who will decide what is good and what is not?
Kalyani: You!
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Connections

References Sansho the Bailiff (1954) See more »

Soundtracks

"Chan Chan" See more »