Water Page #5

Synopsis: A thesis picture. In 1938, Gandhi's party is making inroads in women's rights. Chuyia, a child already married but living with her parents, becomes a widow. By tradition, she is unceremoniously left at a bare and impoverished widows' ashram, beside the Ganges during monsoon season. The ashram's leader pimps out Kalyani, a young and beautiful widow, for household funds. Narayan, a follower of Gandhi, falls in love with her. Can she break with tradition and religious teaching to marry him? The ashram's moral center is Shakuntala, deeply religious but conflicted about her fate. Can she protect Kalyani or Chuyia? Amid all this water, is rebirth possible or does tradition drown all?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Deepa Mehta
Actors: Sarala Kariyawasam, Buddhi Wickrama, Rinsly Weerarathne, Iranganie Serasinghe
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
77
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
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PG-13
Year:
2005
117 min
$3,113,922
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No!

What?

Don't you want to set up a family?

It's not like setting yogurt.

Who am I going to find for you?

You don't have to.

I found her myself.

Really?

Who is she?

Do I know her?

No.

Is she fair skinned?

Yes.

Tell me quickly who is she?

She's a widow Ma.

Gandhi has turned you into a lunatic!

Marry a widow?

How can you even think of it?

This is a sin.

You should get a gold medal|for drama Ma.

Raja Ramohan Roy says widows|should get remarried.

And Raja whoever Roy,

what does he know of our traditions?

What will your father say?

He'll be pleased,|he's a liberal thinker.

Stop it!

Have some Didi?

I've been farting non-stop|since this morning.

I ate too much last night.

Here, eat some.

Are you mad?

Giving a widow forbidden food.

I'll eat a hundred puris|at Kalyani's wedding.

Whose wedding?

Kalyani's wedding.

And when is herwedding?

Don't know.

She'll get married over my dead body.

Widows don't get married.

But she will. I know she will.

No! She won't!|Now get off!

She will get married.|She will. She will. She will.

Drown yourself, liar!

Madhu Fatty!|Liar Fatty!

Bitchy Fatty!

Get off the old b*tch, she'll die!

Get this devil off me!

Chuyia, that's enough.

Chuyia, stop.

Chuyia. Enough.

Come here

Chuyia says you're getting married.

Yes.

Have you gone mad?

Nobody marries a widow.

He will.

Shameless.

You'll sink yourself and us.

We'll be cursed.

We must live in purity,

to die in purity,

Then why did you send me|across the river?

For survival.

And how we survive here,

no one can question,

not even God!

We would have burnt in Hell|because of her.

I've saved you.

I've saved you all.

Let's see the whore get married now.

Is this true?

Yes.

You'll let Kalyani out, won't you?

To even think of remarriage is a sin.

Why?

Ask God.

How will you get married now?

You've become bald.

Don't worry, I'll get married.

I hope that fat Madhumati drowns!

If widows start to fantasize|they'll turn blind.

Let's see how she gets married now.

What a disaster.

If one widow wants to marry,

all the widows of India|will want to marry.

A catastrophe!

Do you know what he says?

Who?

Gandhi.

He says widows are strangers to love,

and nobody should be|a stranger to love.

Didi, what's wrong?

I miss my dear departed Mitthu.

My Mitthu.

My Mitthu.

Are you in heaven my Mitthu?

I hear Mitthu was murdered.

I know you're not asleep.

I won't ask about Mitthu.

Tell me, what do I look like?

Old.

You have studied the Holy Scriptures.

Is it written,

that widows should be treated badly?

The Scriptures say,

that widows have three options.

They can burn with their dead husbands,

or lead a life of self-denial,

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Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972), is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema, He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award, and four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama Satya (1998), and made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. He then went on to direct Black Friday (2007), a film based on the book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings. Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time, but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation. Kashyap's followup, No Smoking (2007) met with negative reviews and performed poorly at the box-office. His next venture Dev.D (2009), a modern adaptation of Devdas was a critical and commercial success; followed by the political drama Gulaal (2009), and the thriller That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011). His prominence increased with the two-part crime drama, Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). Kashyap subsequently co-produced the critically acclaimed drama The Lunchbox, and the biographical drama Shahid (both 2013), the former earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language nomination. His next films were the anthology Bombay Talkies (2013), and the drama Ugly (2014). In 2016, Kashyap directed Raman Raghav 2.0, a film based on the serial killer Raman Raghav. His next film was the sports drama Mukkabaaz, which was released in 2018. Apart from filmmaking, Kashyap serves as the Member of board of the Mumbai-based NGO, Aangan, which helps protect vulnerable children around India. He is the founder of two film production companies: Anurag Kashyap Films and Phantom Films, with partnership from directors Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl and producer Madhu Mantena. more…

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