Film
Fire
1997 · 1h 48m · Drama · Romance
Beneath the surface lies a burning secret.
- IMDb
- 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 89%
- Metacritic
- 64
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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.
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
Crew
- Deepa MehtaDirector · Producer · Screenplay · Story
- Bobby BediProducer
- Giles NuttgensDirector of Photography
- A.R. RahmanOriginal Music Composer
- Barry FarrellEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 22, 1997
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- A
- Revenue
- $501,533
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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