Water
For Five Years, Extremist Groups Waged A Campaign of Death Threats, Arson and Riots To Stop The Production of "Water." But The Filmmakers Were Not To Be Silenced.
Genres
Overview
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$10422387
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
2005-09-08
Status
Released
Original Language
Hindi
Vote Count
118
Vote Average
6.8
Lisa Ray
Kalyani
Sarala
Chuyia
John Abraham
Narayan
Seema Biswas
Shakuntala
Waheeda Rehman
Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother
Vinay Pathak
Rabindra
Rishma Malik Scott
Snehalata
Manorama
Madhumati
Raghubir Yadav
Gulabi
Gerson Da Cunha
Seth Dwarkanath
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Sadananda
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