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Fire

Original title: फायर

Beneath the surface lies a burning secret.

1997 · 1h 48m

Directed by Deepa Mehta

6.8

TMDB audience score
72 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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