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Water

Romance | 09 Mar 2007 | U |
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The year is 1938, India is ruled by the British, and it is around this time that Mohandas K. Gandhi has arrived from Africa to begin his tryst with the British, as well as battle the traditions that bind the Hindus. Not yet in her teens, Chuyia is married to a much older and sickly male, who shortly after the marriage, passes away. Chuyia is returned unceremoniously to her parents\' house, and from there she is taken to the holy city of Banaras and left in the care of a wide assortment of widows who live at "the widows\' house," shunned by the rest of the community. Chuyia believes that her mother will come to take her home. Here she meets several elderly women, including the head of the house, Madhumati; a quiet, confident woman named Shakuntala; and a gorgeous young woman named Kalyani -- all widows. Chuyia does not know that according to Holy Hindu Scriptures she has been destined to live here for the rest of her life, for when a woman\'s husband dies\', she has three options: One, to marry her husband\'s younger brother, if his family permits; two, to kill herself on his funeral pyre; three, to live a life of celibacy, discipline, and solitude amongst her own kind. A new law in India which permits a widow to re-marry is not popular, and it is these customs and openly welcoming the lower castes that will pit Gandhiji against his very own people, apart from struggling with the British to leave India. Kalyani meets and falls in love with young Narayan, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, who wants to marry her, despite his mother\'s protests. But on the day he comes to take her to his home, as they are crossing the river to his family estate, Kalyani recognizes the house, the very same house she had been forced to visit as a "prostitute," to be with Narayan\'s father. The question remains, can Kalyani marry the man she loves? Will he want to marry her when he knows what has passed between her and his father? And is Chuyia really destined to live the rest of her life as a widow among shunned widows?
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Water Cast & Crew

Water Crew Info

Director Deepa Mehta
Cinematography NA
Editor NA
Music Mychael Danna
Producer David Hamilton
Budget TBA
Box Office TBA
OTT Platform TBA
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Water Critics Review

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Deepa Mehta\'s body of work includes several noteworthy films, notable among them being Earth and Fire. But she reaches the pinnacle with Water, her most accomplished work so far. Okay, Water didn\'t really win the coveted Academy Award, but film aficionados have given their mandate, showering it with accolades. That, to put it bluntly, is a far bigger achievement than winning the coveted statuette.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Water

  • In this Water film, John Abraham, Seema Biswas played the primary leads.

  • The Water was released in theaters on 09 Mar 2007.

  • The Water was directed by Deepa Mehta

  • Movies like Article 370, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, Crakk – Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa! and others in a similar vein had the same genre but quite different stories.

  • The soundtracks and background music were composed by Mychael Danna for the movie Water.

  • The movie Water belonged to the Romance, genre.

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