Movie·2005·1h 55m
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Country
Canada
Language
Hindi
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The Story
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.
Producer
David Hamilton, Mark Burton
Cinematography
Giles Nuttgens
Music
A.R. Rahman
Editor
Colin Monie
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Lisa Ray
Kalyani
Sarala
Chuyia
John Abraham
Narayan
Seema Biswas
Shakuntala
Waheeda Rehman
Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother
Vinay Pathak
Rabindra
Rishma Malik Scott
Snehalata
Manorama
Madhumati
Raghubir Yadav
Gulabi
Gerson Da Cunha
Seth Dwarkanath
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Sadananda
// crew
Crew
Deepa Mehta
Screenplay, Director
Colin Monie
Editor
Giles Nuttgens
Director of Photography
David Hamilton
Producer
Mark Burton
Executive Producer
Ajay Virmani
Executive Producer
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer
Doug Mankoff
Executive Producer
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