Canada / India,
1996, 108 min
Directed by:
Deepa MehtaScreenplay:
Deepa MehtaCinematography:
Giles NuttgensComposer:
A.R. RahmanCast:
Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Vinay Pathak, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Jaaved Jaaferi, Laurence Côte, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kabir Chowdhury, Dilip Mehta, Alice PoonPlots(1)
Sita and Radha are young Indian women whose husbands choose celibacy or mistresses over their wives. The two women become friends and grow closer together, forming a forbidden but liberating relationship. A lush, passionate story of emancipation and love, in a closed society. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Shabana Azmi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/904/167904002_3lc3c7.png)
Shabana Azmi
India
Best movies:
1947 : Earth (1998)
Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
The Chess Players (1977)
![Nandita Das](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276470_fed258.jpg)
Nandita Das
India
Best movies:
1947 : Earth (1998)
A Peck on the Cheek (2002)
Fire (1996)
![Vinay Pathak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/570/158570770_0ceef7.jpg)
Vinay Pathak
India
Best movies:
My Name is Khan (2010)
A Match Made by God (2008)
Fire (1996)
![Kulbhushan Kharbanda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354682_5818be.jpg)
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Best movies:
1947 : Earth (1998)
Pinjar (2003)
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
![Jaaved Jaaferi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/400/159400641_4bbf9e.jpg)
Jaaved Jaaferi
India
Best movies:
1947 : Earth (1998)
3 Idiots (2009)
Fire (1996)
![Laurence Côte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/528/161528827_b3a17e.png)
Laurence Côte
France
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
Fire (1996)
Gang of Four (1989)
Ranjit Chowdhry
India
Best movies:
Fire (1996)
Bandit Queen (1994)
King of the Jungle (1999)
Kabir Chowdhury
Best movies:
1947 : Earth (1998)
Fire (1996)
Dilip Mehta
India
Best movies:
Fire (1996)
Alice Poon
Best movies:
Fire (1996)
Repo Men (2010)
Half a Dozen Babies (1999) (TV movie)