White Rainbow is the story of four remarkable women and their struggle to overcome the stigma and brutal reality of widowhood in modern Indian society. In the story, the protagonist Priya, ...
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Title: White Rainbow (2004)
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| Sonali Kulkarni | ... | Priya | |
| Amardeep Jha | ... | Roop | |
| Amruta Subhash | ... | Deepti | |
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Shameem Shaikh | ... | Mala |
| Virendra Saxena | ... | Pramod Panda (as Veerendra Saxena) | |
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Amitabh Srivastava | ... | Mr. Lal |
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Santhana Bharathi | ... | Priest |
| R.S. Shivaji | ... | Peon | |
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White Rainbow is the story of four remarkable women and their struggle to overcome the stigma and brutal reality of widowhood in modern Indian society. In the story, the protagonist Priya, is an educated, affluent young woman who is tragically widowed. Despondent, alone and desperate, she seeks unlikely solace in Vrindavan, the "city of widows." Priya meets the streetwise Roop who has spent 30 years making her own way in this temple town with its dirty secrets. She encounters gentle Mala tragically disfigured by her mother-in-law and young Deepti, forced into servitude and an underground sex trade run by the Panda priest. Together, this disparate group forms a deep bond and begin to see the power of their own conviction to take charge of their own fate. But, their journey is not without adversity and tragedy from a system dominated by men who prosper from the exploitation of India's most disenfranchised citizens. In the end, Priya comes to realize that, "Her destiny was to change ... Written by Hannah Kirby - Executive Producer
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Country:
IndiaRelease Date:
5 August 2005 (India) See more »Filming Locations:
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Budget:
$1,250,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$4,180, 9 April 2006Gross USA:
$10,529Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,529Company Credits
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White Rainbow's shocking portrayal of widows stripped of their dignity and consigned to a life of abject emptiness in a sorrowful city is aptly named. But the viewer's heart again rejoices when a handful of compelling characters join souls to put the color back into their rainbow. Masterful cinematography and spellbinding dialog carry a stressful sense of urgent calm throughout this film. The filth and squalor of Vrindavan's streets and alleyways are ingeniously contrasted with the impeccable human character of these sweet and humble widows, rejected by their own, constantly abused and devoid of hope. The viewer bonds with them, loves them, hopes with them and believes with them as they cast their collective lot to defeat the demons of their enslavement when a new widow of a different stripe arrives in Vrindavan. Three thumbs up!!!