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

DramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$10422387

Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.847/10

Release Date

08 September 2005

Country

Canada

Cast

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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