Celebrating Shabana Azmi
Fire / Fire
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 19th December
- 11.30 am
- Ariesplex Audi 1
Deepa Mehta
Director's bio
Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta, born on September 15, 1950, in Amritsar, Punjab, India, is an acclaimed Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her Elements Trilogy: "Fire" (1996), "Earth" (1998), and "Water" (2005). These films explore complex social issues and have garnered international recognition. Mehta has received numerous awards, including a Genie Award for the screenplay of "Bollywood/Hollywood" (2002) and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2012, Canada's highest honor in the performing arts.
Synopsis
In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha’s life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
Details of Cast
Shabana Azmi as Radha Nandita Das as Sita Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Ashok Jaaved Jaaferi as Jatin (credited as Javed Jaffrey) Ranjit Chowdhry as Mundu Kushal Rekhi as Biji Karishma Jhalani as Young Radha
Details of Crew
Cinematography: Giles Nuttgens Editing: Barry Farrell Music: A. R. Rahman
Producer Details
Bobby Bedi, Deepa Mehta
Writer Details
Deepa Mehta
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- Chiaroscuro : Retrospective of Madhu Ambat (4)
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