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6.8The 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.
Released: 2005-11-04115 minDir: Deepa MehtaDrama, RomanceBox office: $10.4M
Cast
- Lisa Ray as Kalyani
- Sarala as Chuyia
- John Abraham as Narayan
- Seema Biswas as Shakuntala
- Waheeda Rehman as Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother
- Vinay Pathak as Rabindra
Themes
- widow
- site of pilgrimage
- hinduism
- mahatma gandhi
- varanasi
- child bride
- woman director
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