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Water ( Hindi: जल, romanized : Jal) is a 2005 comedy drama and thriller film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, with screenplay by Anurag Kashyap. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in India. The film is also the third and final installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy. It was preceded by Fire (1996) and Earth ...
May 26, 2006 · Water: Directed by Deepa Mehta. With Sarala Kariyawasam, Buddhi Wickrama, Rinsly Weerarathne, Iranganie Serasinghe. Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
Chuyia, a child already married but living with her parents, becomes a widow. By tradition, she is unceremoniously left at a bare and impoverished widows' ashram, beside the Ganges during monsoon season. The ashram's leader pimps out Kalyani, a young and beautiful widow, for household funds. Narayan, a follower of Gandhi, falls in love with her.
Seth Dwarkanath. Kulbhushan Kharbanda. Sadananda. Where is Water streaming? Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video.
Apr 20, 2011 · Lisa Ray stars in "Water", an Oscar-nominated film by director Deepa Mehta, featuring John Abraham and Seema Biswas. Set in the time of British rule in India...
Water. PG-13 2005 1h 57m Drama. List. 91% Tomatometer 96 Reviews. 90% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings. The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India ...
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Apr 28, 2006 · Purchase Water on digital and stream instantly or download offline. The story of Water begins in 1938 India as an 8 year old girl, who barely even remembers her wedding and has little comprehension of her marriage, has just been widowed. Required by ancient Hindu laws to now leave society, she is brought to a dilapidated widow house or ashram where, according to custom, her hair will be shorn, her clothes exchanged for white robes and the rest of her life, until her death, will be spent in ...
