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Water (Hindi: जल, romanized: Jal) is a 2005 comedy drama and thriller film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, with screenplay by Anurag Kashyap. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in India.
May 26, 2006 · Drama. Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents. Director. Deepa Mehta. Writers. Deepa Mehta. Anurag Kashyap. Stars. Lisa Ray. John Abraham. Seema Biswas.
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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 ...
Apr 20, 2011 · Lisa Ray stars in "Water", an Oscar-nominated film by director Deepa Mehta, featuring John Abraham and Seema Biswas. Set in the time of British rule in India...
Water is a film by Deepa Mehta that depicts the plight of widows in India in 1938. It follows the story of Chuyia, a young girl who joins an ashram and faces discrimination and hardship.
Apr 28, 2006 · Water is a film by Deepa Mehta that depicts the plight of widows in 1938 India, who are forced to live in a secluded ashram and renounce their rights. The film follows the story of Chuyia, a young widow who challenges the traditions and falls in love with a law student.
