Fire (1997)
1h 48m
Running Time
August 22, 1997Release Date
Fire (1997)
1h 48m
Running Time
August 22, 1997Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Fire is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Starz Amazon Channel
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Shabana Azmi
Radha
Nandita Das
Sita
Karishma Jhalani
Young Radha
Ramanjeet Kaur
Young Radha's mother
Dilip Mehta
Young Radha's father
Javed Jaffrey
Jatin
Vinay Pathak
Guide at Taj Mahal
Alice Poon
Julie
Kushal Rekhi
Biji
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Swamiji
Ranjit Chowdhry
Mundu
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Ashok
Deepa Mehta
Director
Avijit Dutt
Julie's father
Bobby Bedi
Producer
Bobby Bedi
Producer
Shasea Bahadur
Julie's brother
Ravinder Happy
Oily man in video shop
Devyani Saltzman
Girl in video shop
A.R. Rahman
Composer
Giles Nuttgens
Cinematographer
Sunil Chabra
Milkman on bicycle / Art Direction
Barry Farrell
Editor
Meher Chand
Goddess Sita
Aradhana Seth
ProductionDesigner
Bahadur Chand
God Ram
Kabir Chowdhury
Boy in video shop
Laurence Côte
French tourist at the Taj Mahal
Neelam Mansingh Chowdhury
Costume Design
Anju Rekhi
Costume Design
Miraj Ahmed
Playback Singer / Lyricist
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 22, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Box Office$501,533
Genres
Wiki.
Fire (Hindi: आग) is a 1996 Indo-Canadian erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. It is the first installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy; it is succeeded by Earth (1998) and Water (2005).
The film is loosely based on Ismat Chughtai's 1942 story, "Lihaaf" ("The Quilt"). Fire is one of the first mainstream Bollywood films to explicitly show homosexual relations, and the first to feature a lesbian relationship. After its 1998 release in India, activists staged several protests, setting off a flurry of public dialogue around issues such as homosexuality and freedom of speech.
