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Fire

Fire

Beneath the surface lies a burning secret.

19976.71h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Deepa Mehta
Written by Miraj Ahmed, Deepa Mehta
Produced by Deepa Mehta, Bobby Bedi
Box Office0Revenue: $502K

Top Cast

Nandita Das

Nandita Das

Sita

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Radha

Javed Jaffrey

Javed Jaffrey

Jatin

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Ashok

K

Kushal Rekhi

Biji

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry

Mundu

K

Karishma Jhalani

Young Radha

A

Alice Poon

Julie

Ram Gopal Bajaj

Ram Gopal Bajaj

Swamiji

Vinay Pathak

Vinay Pathak

Guide at Taj Mahal

Themes & Keywords

coming outinfidelityhusband wife relationshiparranged marriagehinduismlesbian relationshipmale homosexualityindialgbtwoman director

About Fire

Fire is a drama, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of coming out, infidelity, husband wife relationship, arranged marriage, hinduism, lesbian relationship. Directed by Deepa Mehta, it stars Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Javed Jaffrey. 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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