widow,site of pilgrimage,hinduism,mahatma gandhi,varanasi,child bride,woman director

Water (2005)

Poster for Water

For Five Years, Extremist Groups Waged A Campaign of Death Threats, Arson and Riots To Stop The Production of "Water." But The Filmmakers Were Not To Be Silenced.

The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.

Cast & Crew

Director
Deepa Mehta
  • Profile picture of Lisa Ray
    Kalyani Lisa Ray
  • Profile picture of John Abraham
    Narayan John Abraham
  • Profile picture of Seema Biswas
    Shakuntala Seema Biswas
  • Profile picture of Waheeda Rehman
    Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother Waheeda Rehman
  • Profile picture of Vinay Pathak
    Rabindra Vinay Pathak
  • Profile picture of Rishma Malik Scott
    Snehalata Rishma Malik Scott
  • Profile picture of Manorama
    Madhumati Manorama
  • Profile picture of Raghubir Yadav
    Gulabi Raghubir Yadav

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Keywords

  • widow
  • site of pilgrimage
  • hinduism
  • mahatma gandhi
  • varanasi
  • child bride
  • woman director