Fire (film)
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| Directed by | Deepa Mehta |
| Produced by | Bobby Bedi Deepa Mehta |
| Written by | Deepa Mehta |
| Starring | Nandita Das Shabana Azmi |
| Music by | A R Rahman |
| Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens |
| Editing by | Barry Farrell |
| Distributed by | New Yorker Video |
| Release date(s) | 6 September 1996 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 108 min. UK 104 min. US |
| Language | Hindi English |
| Followed by | Earth (1998) Water (2005) |
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Fire is a 1996 movie by Deepa Mehta starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das with music composed by A. R. Rahman.
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[edit] Plot
The film takes place in contemporary Delhi, India. Sita (Nandita Das), is frustrated with her marriage which was arranged by her parents. Her husband, Jatin (Javed Jaffrey) is also frustrated since he is in love with another woman who does not wish to marry him. He neglects Sita and is unfaithful to her.
The story revolves around Sita's life within Jatin's extended family, and her friendship with Radha (noted actress Shabana Azmi), who is married to Jatin's brother Ashok (Kulbhushan Kharbanda). Ashok is equally unhappy with his marriage as Radha is unable to have children. Ashok, then, decides to embrace the life of an ascetic, so he refuses to have sex with Radha. Feeling abandoned within this family structure, Sita and Radha turn to each other for love and affection, forcing them to leave the family.
[edit] Elements trilogy
Fire is the first part of a linked trilogy by Mehta; it was followed by Earth (1998) and Water (2005).
[edit] Controversies
- The film was temporarily banned in India after Hindu fundamentalists attacked cinemas where it was being screened. The protest was on the grounds that the film denigrated Hinduism and hindu deities
- Indian feminist Madhu Kiswar rejected the film as the "Naive Outpourings of a Self-Hating Indian", being deliberately demeaning to Indians and Hindu culture [1].
[edit] Cast
- Shabana Azmi ... Radha
- Nandita Das ... Sita
- Javed Jaffery ... Jatin
- Kushal Rekhi ... Biji
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Ashok
- Ranjit Chowdhry ... Mundu
[edit] External links
- Fire at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Deepa Mehta
- Deepa Mehta's Fire
- Review and account of mob violence by film's critics (Ganasshakti)
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