Movie·1997·1h 48m
Fire
Beneath the surface lies a burning secret.
Country
Canada
Language
Hindi
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// overview
The Story
Original title: फायर
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.
Producer
Deepa Mehta, Bobby Bedi
Cinematography
Giles Nuttgens
Music
A.R. Rahman
Editor
Barry Farrell
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
70 votes
// cast
Cast
Nandita Das
Sita
Shabana Azmi
Radha
Javed Jaffrey
Jatin
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Ashok
Kushal Rekhi
Biji
Ranjit Chowdhry
Mundu
Karishma Jhalani
Young Radha
Alice Poon
Julie
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Swamiji
Vinay Pathak
Guide at Taj Mahal
Dilip Mehta
Young Radha's father
Ramanjeet Kaur
Young Radha's mother
Avijit Dutt
Julie's father
Shasea Bahadur
Julie's brother
Ravinder Happy
Oily man in video shop
Devyani Saltzman
Girl in video shop
Sunil Chabra
Milkman on bicycle
Meher Chand
Goddess Sita
// crew
Crew
Deepa Mehta
Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
Barry Farrell
Editor
Bobby Bedi
Producer
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer
Giles Nuttgens
Director of Photography
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