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AV  - PN1995.9.F67 D44  1996
PY  - 1996///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Eagle Home Entertainment (distributor
KW  - Indian lesbians
KW  - Drama
KW  - Indian women
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - India
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - 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; Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Jaaved Jaaferi, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kushal Rekhi; Rated MA 15+
N2  - 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
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