Fire (film)

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Fire

Movie poster
Directed by Deepa Mehta
Produced by Bobby Bedi
Deepa Mehta
Written by Deepa Mehta
Starring Nandita Das
Shabana Azmi
Music by A R Rahman
Cinematography Giles Nuttgens
Editing by Barry Farrell
Distributed by Zeitgeist Films
Release date(s) 6 September 1996 (Toronto Film Festival)
Running time 108 min. UK
104 min. US
Country India
Canada
Language Hindi
English
Followed by Earth (1998)
Water (2005)
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Fire (Hindi: फायर) is a 1996 drama film directed by Deepa Mehta and starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das.

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The film takes place in contemporary Agra, India. Sita (Nandita Das), is frustrated with her marriage which was arranged by her parents. Her husband, Jatin (Javed Jaffrey) is also frustrated since he is in love with another woman who does not wish to marry him. He neglects Sita and is unfaithful to her.

The story revolves around Sita's life within Jatin's extended family, and her friendship with Radha (noted actress Shabana Azmi), who is married to Jatin's brother Ashok (Kulbhushan Kharbanda). Ashok is equally unhappy with his marriage as Radha is unable to have children. Ashok then decides to embrace the life of an ascetic, so he refuses to have sexual contact with Radha. Feeling abandoned within this family structure, Sita and Radha turn to each other for love and affection, forcing them to leave the family.

Fire is the first part of a linked trilogy by Mehta; it was followed by Earth (1998) and Water (2005).

  • The film was temporarily banned in India. The protest was on the grounds that the film denigrated Indian culture.
  • The review, Naive Outpourings of a Self-Hating Indian by Madhu Kiswar was highly critical of the film [1].


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