Fire:
Fire: [videorecording]
written and directed by Deepa Mehta
- Widescreen
- New Delhi : Eagle Home Entertainment (distributor, 1996
- 1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
- Deepa Metha elements movie trilogy .
Hindi and English optional subtitles
Cinematography by Giles Nuttgens; edited by Barry Farrell; music composed by A.R. Rahman; produced by Bobby Bedi, Deppa Mehta Cinematography by Giles Nuttgens; edited by Barry Farrell; music composed by A.R. Rahman; produced by Bobby Bedi, Deppa Mehta
Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Jaaved Jaaferi, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kushal Rekhi
The film is set in contemporary Delhi, India, in the household of a joint family which runs a fast-food and video business in the ground floor of their two-storey home. The protagonists are the two daughters-in-law, both of whom have joined the family by arranged marriage: Sita (Nandita Das), who is newly wed to the younger son Jatin (Javed Jaffrey); and Radha (Shabana Azmi), who has been married to the elder son Ashok (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) for 15 years. Both couples are unhappy. Jatin, who feels he has been pressured into marriage by the family, neglects Sita and continues to see his Chinese girlfriend. Ashok has chosen to become a tapasvin (an ascetic) after discovering that Radha is infertile, and has been using her to test his resolve in celibacy for 13 years. The two women turn to each other for solace and become lovers. Tipped off by a servant, Ashok discovers them in bed together. Sita leaves, while Radha, who wishes to explain matters to Ashok, promises to meet her at the Nizamuddin Dargah to start a new life together. In the confrontation that follows, Radha's sari catches fire from the kitchen stove and Ashok abandons her in flames. In the final scene, the two women are reunited
Rated MA 15+
DVD, NTSC, all regions; 5.1 Dolby digital; 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
--Indian lesbians--Drama --Indian women--Drama --Man-woman relationships--India--Drama--India--Social life and customs--Drama
PN1995.9.F67 / D44 1996
Hindi and English optional subtitles
Cinematography by Giles Nuttgens; edited by Barry Farrell; music composed by A.R. Rahman; produced by Bobby Bedi, Deppa Mehta Cinematography by Giles Nuttgens; edited by Barry Farrell; music composed by A.R. Rahman; produced by Bobby Bedi, Deppa Mehta
Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Jaaved Jaaferi, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kushal Rekhi
The film is set in contemporary Delhi, India, in the household of a joint family which runs a fast-food and video business in the ground floor of their two-storey home. The protagonists are the two daughters-in-law, both of whom have joined the family by arranged marriage: Sita (Nandita Das), who is newly wed to the younger son Jatin (Javed Jaffrey); and Radha (Shabana Azmi), who has been married to the elder son Ashok (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) for 15 years. Both couples are unhappy. Jatin, who feels he has been pressured into marriage by the family, neglects Sita and continues to see his Chinese girlfriend. Ashok has chosen to become a tapasvin (an ascetic) after discovering that Radha is infertile, and has been using her to test his resolve in celibacy for 13 years. The two women turn to each other for solace and become lovers. Tipped off by a servant, Ashok discovers them in bed together. Sita leaves, while Radha, who wishes to explain matters to Ashok, promises to meet her at the Nizamuddin Dargah to start a new life together. In the confrontation that follows, Radha's sari catches fire from the kitchen stove and Ashok abandons her in flames. In the final scene, the two women are reunited
Rated MA 15+
DVD, NTSC, all regions; 5.1 Dolby digital; 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
--Indian lesbians--Drama --Indian women--Drama --Man-woman relationships--India--Drama--India--Social life and customs--Drama
PN1995.9.F67 / D44 1996